From award-winning wine critic and educator Rose Murray Brown MW comes a complete guide to understanding, tasting and appreciating wine.10 self-guided tasting practices are interspersed throughout the book, from full rich reds to sparkling wines. Do these in your own home, in your own time, with or without tasting buddies, with each including four recommended wines, step-by-step guides and handy crib sheets. Chapters include:Taste: from colour, to swirl, sniff, sip and spit; how to serve and storeOrigin of taste: from grape profiles to what happens in the vineyard and how it affects the wine you drinkTaste trends: natural wine, orange wine, low alcohol; food and wine matchingWine countries of the world: for more information on producers to try and wineries to visit Plus, features are dotted throughout the book on future-proof grapes, packaging for the future and urban wineries.