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Andrea Immer's Wine Buying Guide for Everyone

Andrea Immer's Wine Buying Guide 
Guide Rating -  
Pros  •  Guide to readily available and affordable wines.
•  Easy-to-use format.
•  Convenient "best of" lists in various categories. 
Cons  •  Would have benefited from a "worst of" list.
The Bottom Line - This is a very handy guide to the most available and popular wines in restaurants and stores. It will be indispensable for anyone who enjoys wine and entertaining, but doesn't have the budget for expensive wine.

 
Product Description
•  Pocket-sized guide to hundreds of the most available wines.
•  Author is a Master Sommelier, columnist at Esquire and dean at the French Culinary Institute.
•  Bonus information on choosing wine in a restaurant, a wine tasting lesson, and pairing with food.
 
 
Guide Review
Andrea Immer's Wine Buying Guide
If you're like the majority of wine buyers, you probably find the process of purchasing a bottle of wine confusing and a bit intimidating. You want to select a bottle that you and your guests will enjoy, without spending a fortune for it.

This book solves that dilemma by analyzing taste vs. value for the wines most likely to be found in restaurants and retail outlets. The tasters for this guide included professionals such as sommeliers and importers. But with consumers comprising half the respondents, the tastes and values of the non-professional wine drinker are well represented. It would have been helpful to have a list of wines to avoid, too, but there are more than enough good wines to cover the available selection in most circumstances.

   
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