Fortified and Sweet Wines
- ISBN-10
- 1840002484
- ISBN-13
- 9781840002485
- Category
- Cooking
- Pages
- 208
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Miller/Mitchell Beazley
- Authors
- John Radford, Stephen Brook
Description
An exciting addition to Mitchell Beazley's highly successful series of pocket books, this new title is an invaluable guide to fortified and sweet wine producers. It features a wide range of wines, from Spain's crisp, invigorating fino sherry to Australia's sticky, toffee-like liqueur Muscat; from nervy, slaty Mosel Auslese to potent Tuscan Vin Santo. Wines from every sweet and fortified wine-producing country are explored and for each wine there are recommended producers with descriptions of their top wines and star ratings. - Divided into two distinct sections on fortified and sweet wines. - Includes star ratings for each producer. - Features nine maps of the key wine regions. - Offers advice on matching wines with food. - Written by two of the world's leading experts.
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