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Toast to Bargain Wines Paperback - 2011

by George M. Taber

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The highly acclaimed author of "Judgment of Paris" explores the thriving business of bargain wines and offers his recommendations for the best values. Casual wine-drinkers and wine connoisseurs alike will benefit from this insider's guide to finding and enjoying good wine--at a great price.

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THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF JUDGMENT OF PARIS EXPLORES THE THRIVING BUSINESS OF BARGAIN WINES AND OFFERS HIS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BEST VALUES.

Is inexpensive wine any good? Award-winning author George M. Taber shows that it is, examining the paths to success of the world's best-selling bargain brands. Taber helps readers learn to trust their taste and make informed decisions when confronting wine lists, and reveals how innovators are turning the old vin ordinaire into something extraordinaire.

A Toast to Bargain Wines is an accessible mix of history, business, and reference, and includes a two-part guide to the world's best buys: George's ten favorite bargains of every varietal (plus two splurges in each category), then ten value brands from twelve regions around the world. Casual wine drinkers and connoisseurs alike will benefit from this insider's guide to finding and enjoying good wine--at a great price.

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  • Title Toast to Bargain Wines
  • Author George M. Taber
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Original
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Scribner Book Company
  • Publication date 2011-11-15
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781439195185 / 1439195188
  • Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 1 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 2.54 cm)
  • Category Cooking / Wine
  • Library of Congress subjects Wine and wine making, Wine tasting
  • Dewey Decimal Code 641.22

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  • Kirkus Reviews, 10/15/2011, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 09/01/2011, Page 127
  • Shelf Awareness, 12/13/2011, Page 0

About the author

George M. Taber is the author of Judgment of Paris, the 2006 wine book of the year for Britain's Decanter magazine. His second book, To Cork or Not to Cork, won the Jane Grigson Award from the International Association of Culinary Professionals and was a finalist for the James Beard Foundation Award for best book on wine and spirits and the Andre Simon Award for best wine book. Before turning to writing wine books, Taber was a reporter and editor for Time.
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