"This book takes in his introduction to wine - at the age of three! - through his continued travels and championing of New World wines when they were less fashionable." - Matthew Nugent, The Irish Sun

"You can feel Oz Clarke's expansive, chatty presence in every sentence" - Telegraph

"Frankly, it's the best and most entertaining wine read I've had in years." -Tom Doorley, The Irish Mail

"You can never have too much of his captivating enthusiasm and rich knowledge and this is him at his best." - Waitrose magazine

"A rollicking good read." - Sommelier India

There have never been so many delicious and original wines in the world, and to discover them, all you need is a glass in your hand and Oz Clarke - the ideal wine companion. With his inimitable sense of adventure and fun, Oz explains how his fascination with flavour led him to abandon a promising acting career and follow his heart from Chablis to 'the lost Himalayan valleys of Yunnan' in pursuit new taste experiences and wine thrills. He found them! Oz Clarke On Wine takes us on a fast-paced, witty romp around the grape varieties key to the world's major wine styles, then explores the vineyards and regions where a vast trove of wine treasure lies waiting for discovery. Oz's passion for sharing, his deep wine knowledge, and his ability to conjure up the wine world's most beautiful landscapes, make this book the most unputdownable wine read this century.

Includes:

• How Oz fell in love with wine: from his first dramatic encounter on a river-bank (aged three), to his post-performance tasting tales (after 'governing Argentina' as General Peron in the hit show Evita
• Oz explains how global warming affects what we drink today, and the new styles we can expect 'tomorrow'
• Organic and Biodynamic wines, Oz's favourite fizz
• The world's best-tasting wines, from Aconcagua to Okanagan, from Patagonia to east Yorkshire..., and wines to enjoy, from budget to blue chip... For sipping and savouring now. Or to age and enjoy in 10, 20, 30-years' time...

About the Author

One of the world's leading wine experts, Oz Clarke's formidable reputation is based on his extensive wine knowledge and accessible, no-nonsense approach. His passion for the subject dates from his student days at Oxford University, where he won tasting competitions at a precociously early age. His tasting skills have won him an international reputation and he is acknowledged as having one of the finest palates of anyone writing about wine today. He brings a refreshingly unorthodox wit and directness to the subject and has won all the major wine writing awards both in the UK and the USA. https://ozclarke.com/about-oz

Reviews
"The Academie du Vin Library is an important publication of wine literature... every work is a must for wine lovers." - Weinseller Journal
Interview with Oz Clarke: "Now 72, Oz, who lives in west London, retains an incredible, vigorous and passionate enthusiasm for his chosen subject. We are having lunch with - perhaps needless to say - plenty of wine at Andrew Edmunds Restaurant in Soho, central London, to talk about his new book, part memoir, part guide, Oz Clarke On Wine. Several diners wander over to pay their respects." - Matt Nixson, Daily Express
"This book takes in his introduction to wine - at the age of three! - through his continued travels and championing of New World wines when they were less fashionable." - Matthew Nugent, The Irish Sun
"It is a distillation of his life's work and you can feel his expensive, chatty presence in every sentence." - Victoria Moore, The Telegraph
"Frankly, it's the best and most entertaining wine read I've had in years." - Tom Doorley, The Irish Mail
Kevin O'Sullivan interviews Oz Clarke, starts 2:37:30 to 2:50:15 on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNb_UE2r2Vg - Kevin O'Sullivan, TalkRadio
"Reading Clarke may be the closest we'll come to sharing a glass of sack with the Bard himself." - David McIntyre, Washington Post
"It's an update of Red & White, but you can never have too much of his captivating enthusiasm and rich knowledge and this is him at his best!" - Waitrose Magazine
"You can never have too much of his captivating enthusiasm and rich knowledge and this is him at his best." - Waitrose magazine
"To that end, his new book, Oz Clarke on Wine: Your Global Wine Companion, comes highly recommended as one of the most sneakily insightful wine books released in recent memory." - Christopher Waters, The Globe and Mail
"A rollicking good read." - Sommelier India
"...an exuberant, even boisterous memoir and love letter to wine, a tour d'horizon aptly subtitled "your global wine companion."" - Wine Conversation


Awards
Winner of Drink Special Award at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2023 (UK).



Book Information
ISBN 9781913141189
Author Oz Clarke
Format Paperback
Page Count 496
Imprint ACADEMIE DU VIN LIBRARY LIMITED
Publisher ACADEMIE DU VIN LIBRARY LIMITED
Weight(grams) 980g