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WINE: Everything You Need to Know
All for wine and wine for all!
You don’t need to be rich or have expert knowledge – you just need to feel confident in choosing wines that will bring you joy. Drinks writer and broadcaster Olly Smith is here to walk you through the wonderful world of wine, teaching you how to find what you like and understand why.
From the basics of how to choose a bottle of wine, how much to spend and how to taste it, to demystifying wine jargon, Olly tells you everything you will ever need to know. Discover Olly’s top wines to try before you die, as well as his own Ten Commandments of Wine, and a handy ‘Grape Thesaurus’.
Fun, witty and informative, Wine is the perfect accompaniment to a leisurely glass of vino.
You don’t need to be rich or have expert knowledge – you just need to feel confident in choosing wines that will bring you joy. Drinks writer and broadcaster Olly Smith is here to walk you through the wonderful world of wine, teaching you how to find what you like and understand why.
From the basics of how to choose a bottle of wine, how much to spend and how to taste it, to demystifying wine jargon, Olly tells you everything you will ever need to know. Discover Olly’s top wines to try before you die, as well as his own Ten Commandments of Wine, and a handy ‘Grape Thesaurus’.
Fun, witty and informative, Wine is the perfect accompaniment to a leisurely glass of vino.
176 pages, Hardcover
Published October 7, 2025
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March 12, 2026
Excellent book on wine...very much written as if Olly is talking to you. And I got it signed at Wimbledon Bookfest... he's a genuinely lovely guy, put me on to primotivo.
June 9, 2026
A lightweight read and not hugely enlightening
Bought as a discounted ebook so I can’t complain too much. However, it’s a pretty thin volume with little depth, a fair bit of repetition, some poor sketches and overwhelmingly pretentious language. The section on different types of hangover is particularly painful to read. The whole book feels like a rash of internet searches aggregated into chapters, cut and paste into further chapters and published. Credit to the author for convincing a publisher.
Bought as a discounted ebook so I can’t complain too much. However, it’s a pretty thin volume with little depth, a fair bit of repetition, some poor sketches and overwhelmingly pretentious language. The section on different types of hangover is particularly painful to read. The whole book feels like a rash of internet searches aggregated into chapters, cut and paste into further chapters and published. Credit to the author for convincing a publisher.
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