Wine Guide 2005

Food & Wine's bestselling guide, which sells more than 60,000 copies per year to delighted oenophiles, is back with new features and more invaluable advice."An accessible and current guide to the most glorious nectar ever made."--Jacques Pépin"Consider this book your pocket sommelier: comprehensive, accessible, and incredibly useful."--Mario BataliFood & 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. New in this fabulously updated edition: more of what wine lovers look for, including special features on How to Taste Wine, a Wine Value Finder (a listing of 50 rated wines that offer the best value for price), and expanded coverage of Pacific Northwest wines.
As always, there are expert, at a glance ratings for nearly 1,400 of the most drinkable wines from all of the world's major wine-producing regions, written in layman's language, not wine-speak. And every one of the rated wines is available in shops and on restaurant wine lists right now.
The guide's traditional wealth of special features is still here: the Glossary of Wine Terms, Guide to Grape Varieties, Vintage Chart, How to Handle a Wine List, How to Navigate a Wine Shop, The Year in Wine Review, Food & Wine Pairing Chart, and the ever popular "Top Ten" wine lists.
In the words of master chef Charlie Trotter, Food & Wine Magazine's Wine Guide "goes a long way in helping you discover the glorious yet simple pleasures of a glass of wine. This guide is one you'll surely revisit time and again."