Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Their glossy, graphic book isn't worth it. The stiff binding, bright colors and shiny paper may be costly to produce, but the text lacks passion. I disagree with her point on decanting. Decanters are difficult to clean and most of those odd shaped decanters could easily break and would look positively absurd on a table. Bottles don't take up as much space and there's no way to know if the waiter poured an ordinary wine into a decanter instead of the pricey wine you ordered. And it's part of the experience to read a vinter's label. There was no picture of a stoppered decanter. She says it's possible to decant Champagne. Well, yes, it's possible, but I would strongly suggest that you don't. More than a third of their book is devoted to different grape varieties. Every variety is listed, but grape varieties aren't always printed on labels. And why were there only 6 pages about California and only 16 pages on France? Her wine book is as ordinary as an encyclopedia. What bothered me most was that there was no mention of greatness...extraordinary vineyards weren't listed. No vineyards were listed or given credit for their quality. I want sensory perception, feelings, what's it's like to explore a musty dank cave in St. Emilion. There are finer books on wine, so I won't recommend theirs.