Good, Better, Best Wines: A No-Nonsense Guide to Popular Wines
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Just tell me what’s good!
The first buying guide to focus exclusively on the best-selling wines in North America that you can find anywhere!
When it comes to wine, your “wants” are pretty simple: a good wine, at a price you can afford, that’s stocked at your local wine shop or supermarket. Good Better Best Wines gives you just that. It reveals in plain English, the good, better, and best wines available for the dollars you’re willing to spend–up to $15–along with photos of clearly labeled bottles to make wine shopping easier. And because Good Better Best Wines is the first book to rank the best-selling wines in North America–think names like Beringer, Kendall-Jackson, and Woodbridge–you bet they’ll be stocked at your local store. Inside you’ll find: *The good, better, and best big-name wines under $5, $8, $11, and $15 for each major grape variety * Perfect party wines for specific occassions–weddings, dinners, backyard … More >>
Good, Better, Best Wines: A No-Nonsense Guide to Popular Wines
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This is the book that I have been looking for! I am a wine lover but due to my lack of knowledge I have often found myself in aisles picking out which bottle of wine has the prettiest or most interesting labels; talk about judging a book by its cover.. This book hits every note. 250 bottles reviewed and the book is small enough to tote in your bag or leave in your glove box. I LOVE the that the author put pics of labels next to every review to help you pic the bottle out easier. This book has made wine drinking more fun for me as it gave me the confidence to host a wine tasting as all of the descriptions of the wines are listed as well. This book teaches you the history of the type of wine and also etiquette and pairing ideas. There are also wine menu suggestions for parties and even weddings!! I have fallen hard for many of the wines suggested in this book. I am buying it for all of my wine lover friends!! I beg that the author please design her own iphone app to support this book and make it available on kindle!! I cant wait for the next edition!!! Cheers!!!
I saw this book recommended by Amazon as a result of a purchase of “Wine For Dummies” a long, long time ago. I’m quick with the delete button, but was intrigued and decided to take a look. My wife and I enjoy wine and have found we are enjoying a glass more often during the week and not just for dinner out or special events. I like the promise of a book that rates affordable and findable wines under $15. Alas, I live in a small town in Iowa, how many wines in the grocery store are going to be in the book. I can say I was stunned to see many old friends and many I can’t wait to meet on the pages of Carolyn’s book. I rather enjoyed her easy to read and lively writing style and the pictures make buying wine even easier.
My advice would be buy two, one for you and one for a friend(so they don’t borrow yours and forget to return it!). I would also grab a pen and make your copy into your own personal wine journal.
I just recommended the book to my local grocery store manager and encouraged him to sell the book in the wine aisle!
This book is definitely a BEST BUY!
Ever go to buy a bottle or two of wine and can’t decipher what to buy from all the choices on the shelves? Well, Good, Better, Best Wines: A No-Nonsense Guide to Popular Wines takes the guesswork out of making that decision. It is a great wine guide for both the novice and the connoisseur of wine. Carolyn Evans-Hammond has made it easy to choose a great wine for every day or a special occasion by recommending the “good, better and best wines” from the most popular wine varietals. Each category comes with tasting notes, a photo of the bottle/label and other interesting tidbits about food pairing, wine storage, etc… I thoroughly enjoyed reading this cleverly written and informative book from start to finish. It is a handy guide to take along on that shopping trip to the wine store or your local grocery store when shopping for wines. GOOD,BETTER,BEST WINES is a must-have for any wine lover as well as a great gift for all your wine loving friends. Cheers to Carolyn for a fantastic job!!!
Wether your wine taste buds are at a beginners stage or you are a honored to be a sommelier, no one can discount “GOOD BETTER BEST Wines”Good, Better, Best Wines: A No-Nonsense Guide to Popular Wines as a wonderful addition to your wine literature library. The book, is now available and is approachable to a broad spectrum of wine lovers. Breaking down “the more bang for your buck” is a nice approach to showing everyone that there is a whole wide world of wines out there, that can be enjoyed for any budget. In a manner of speaking, “you get what you paid for” isn’t always true when it comes to wine. Sometimes there is that little diamond in the rough, like those perfect little bottles of Pinot or Sauv Blanc that are priced just right. Sometimes you can trust your what neighbors recommend as a good bottle of wine, but why not trust your own palate and an expert? Being quite the little gourmet, when going to the grocery store and spending close to a fortune on groceries, who wants to end up drinking a crummy bottle of wine with a meal that they truly worked hard at? Not me!!
Adding “GOOD BETTER BEST Wines” to you library, or giving it as a gift will be a great choice. Its affordable, approachable and very informative. Carolyn Evans Hammond has done a wonderful job.
K. Baca
Want to become a wine connoisseur? This is the book for you! Loads of information about wine/dinner pairings, and event planning.