Vines for Wines

A Wine Lover’s Guide to the Top Wine Grape Varieties

Riesling, Chardonnay, Shiraz, and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes can make magnificent wines but there are also many other excellent wine varieties that for many of us are rarely experienced. Vines for Wines will expand the wine lover’s knowledge and appreciation of a great range of wines and help to explore their individual preferences for specific varieties, blends, flavours and styles.

This book is based on Wine Grape Varieties but focuses on wines from the consumer’s point of view introducing the different wine grape varieties and the wines made from them, including blends. For each variety the current world plantings, wine produced and notes describing the varietal characters are provided, accompanied by colour photographs.

The tasting terms and wine notes for each variety provide a benchmark for the consumer to assess the quality of wines they drink, and to allow them to share and compare their experiences confidently with other wine lovers.