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|August 2025
Our regular reviewer peruses three introductory wine books with very contrasting styles
I still occasionally open wine lists and find myself lost. It's part of wine's appeal for me - that it's an endless odyssey, for there are always more producers, more grapes, more styles and bottles to discover. But that's exactly what can make it frustrating - seeming to be impenetrably complicated. Finding a book that can help you find a way in can also be challenging. The authors of three recent additions to the 'introductory' shelf have taken three very different approaches. First up is Charlotte Kristensen's Wine Taste Pair Pour (£20 Mitchell Beazley, 2024). This compact 224-pager is neatly put together and offers a supremely practical approach: the bulk of the book is a conventional, broad-brushstroke guide to grapes and wine styles, complemented by information on how to taste, how wine is made and food-pairing tips. T
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