Jancis Robinson's Wine Course: A Guide to the World of Wine

There's LOTS of great information in this book. It's very text heavy and detailed. As a student of wines...a sommelier want-to-be...this book will prepare me for the tests I will take. However, if I were just looking for surface knowledge, I might want to go with something less academic.

Always a good read, everything she does

I love Jancis Robinson's books and videos on YouTube. She's a wonderful source of info about wine.

Wine is more of a contact sport.

Excellent

Robinson's writing is a pleasure to read. Just enough humor to take the edge off. A wonderful resource for wine lovers.

What a great book! This book teaches you as much or as little as you want to know about wine. It takes the confusion out of tasting new wines and shopping for wine is now fun. You could study it like a textbook and become well versed in the subject or learn what you need to know to make drinking wine more enjoyable.

In what is truly one of the most informative and informal books on wine, Jancis Robinson, the only journalist ever to be given the title Master of Wine, takes you on a journey through this magnificent drink. </p>As one who truly knows her craft, Jancis shows the reader everything needed to be able to make good decisions about wine. From a discussion about different wine glasses to the different regions where wine is made to the different grape varietals, Jancis lets it all hang out.</p>Don't get me wrong, though. While Jancis is very informal in her discussion, she is decidedly British, so the text reads as if it were spoken with an accent. Some of the terms are British as well, so a little knowledge of the British way of speaking helps. For example, what Americans (and the French) call a Bordeaux, the English call a Claret. These little things might trip a true wine novice, but I'm certain that anyone who enjoys wine and wants to find out more will keep this book in the bookshelf (when not reading it) for a very long time.</p>

For a start - I know it's irrelevant to a book review but - I really like Jancis's voice, when she's on TV/radio.The USP of Jancis Robinson is that she clearly know her stuff and can write about it in a way that conveys maximum detail and description whilst not falling over into what James May called 'wine bollocks' on his TV tour with Oz Clark. Oz is often guilty of spouting 'w.b' on TV and in his books but you don't get this from Ms R.Ms Robinson can hold the attention and interest of more experienced wine drinkers whilst not skipping the basics which someone who is new to wine-buffery needs. She does not condescend to the inexperienced but covers as much as anyone without specialist knowledge could wish to know.It's all here, from storing and pouring to regions, grape varieties, tasting notes - very comprehensive. I find this book more practical and useful than Hugh Johnson's more magesterial but coffee-table tomes.If there was only one book on wine that I was allowed to buy, it's this one.

Most enjoyable and informative.

Although looking a little dated, hence the four stars, it is excellent value for money. Packed with interesting information for which it deserves five stars. Jancis Robinson is one of the best and most experienced wine writers.

Bought this as a xmas present for my son in law as I find it most helpfull and a good read,

I bought this book as a gift. The recipient tells me that it is as interesting and informative as I hoped.