Food & Wine Magazine's Wine Guide 2004

Food & Wine Magazine, the most trusted and popular publication of the pleasures of the table, brings you everything you need to choose wine like a pro, and enjoy the best wines at the best prices. No wonder more than 50,000 copies of this guide have been sold to delighted oenophiles. From the traditional European producers to exciting new winemakers from Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, you'll find out exactly what's unsurpassed on the market right now. This updated edition rates more than 1,400 wines, and includes a brand-new Review of the Year in Wine, Wineshop Buying Guide, and Top Ten Feature Boxes that showcase the party wines, wine websites, and other bests.
Among the incredible wealth of special features no wine lover can do without are a:

* Bargain Wine Finder
* Wine Tasting Glossary
* Guide to Grape Varieties
* Vintage Chart
* Food and Wine Pairing Chart
* Advice on how to handle a wine list

Ratings are easily read at a glance, and descriptions of the recommended varieties talk about taste (body, light or full flavor, acidity, tannin) in layman's language, not wine-speak.
You'll gladly lift a delicious glass in praise of this guide.