Published August 2015 Contact: Komal Patel, Senior Publicity & Marketing Manager Tel: 020 7462 1525 [email protected] PRESS RELEASE A comprehensive guide to varieties & flavours OZ CLARKE & MARGARET RAND Grapes &

This is the definitive guide to the world’s great grapes and the wines they make. Completely revised, this new edition features:

• detailed descriptions of over 200 varieties in an easy-to-use A-Z format, including the top classic grapes such as and . • Hundreds of recommended producers and good wines to try • European appellation decoder – a guide to the grapes behind the wines • Over 550 photographs, maps, artworks, wine labels and maturity charts

From to Zweigelt, this is the essential reference for both the connoisseur and the novice.

Oz Clarke is one of the world’s leading wine experts and is known for his phenomenal palate, irreverent style, accurate predictions and enthusiasm for life in general and wine, in particular. He has won all of the major wine- writing awards both in the UK and the USA, including the Glenfiddich, André Simon, the Wine Guild, and most recently the Louis

Roederer award. In 2015 he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by Off Licence News in recognition of his diverse career as TV presenter, columnist and author.

Margaret Rand is an award-winning wine writer and writes and tastes for , World of Fine Wine, harpers and other leading wine and food journals, and judges at international wine shows.

Oz Clarke for interview

Grapes & Wines  RRP £25.00  ISBN 9781909108622  Published by Pavilion Books, 1 Gower Street, London  WC1E 6HD  Twitter: @OzClarke