"Kevin Zraly is the finest wine educator I have known.” —Robert Parker
Let's pop a cork and toast America's very best, most popular wine course—now in a revised edition that wine lovers will savor. Kevin Zraly's bestselling course now features a refreshed tasting section with flavor profiles; a “Best of the Best” chapter with links to 20 smartphone tags; an audio pronunciation guide, and updated labels, vintages, statistics, and more invaluable information. As always, the book covers all the basics, and Zraly's region-by-region organization points readers to the finest wines and a diversity of tastes, styles, and regions. More than ever, this is the wine guide against which all others are judged.
Kevin Zraly is celebrating his 37th anniversary in 2013 as the founder and teacher of the Windows on the World Wine School, which has graduated more than 20,000 students. Zraly received the prestigious James Beard Lifetime Award; his other honors include the Lifetime Achievement Award from the European Wine Council and the James Beard Award for Wine and Spirits Professional of the Year. He has been featured in theNew York Times, People, the Wall Street Journal, and Newsweek, and many other publications. He is also the author of Sterling's highly acclaimedThe Ultimate Wine Companion.