Life’s Too Short to Drink Bad Wine by Simon Hoggart — revised and updated by Jonathan Ray — is the wine guide for people who love a good glass but have no time for pretentious wine-speak. Over 100 personally selected wines, witty tasting notes, and genuinely useful advice that makes you want to open a bottle immediately.
From how to read a wine label to the legendary Judgment of Paris — when Californian wines famously beat the French in a blind tasting — this is a book that entertains as much as it informs. Ten wines earn Simon’s coveted Top 10 status, and a source list at the back makes tracking them down easy.
A brilliant standalone gift or the perfect addition to one of our wine and cheese hampers for someone who takes their glass seriously.
Perfect for birthdays, Christmas, and any wine lover worth buying for.
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