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​Book reviews 2014 – annuals and pocket guides

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Dublin broadcaster Paul O’Doherty begins a two-week series reviewing the 2014 crop of wine books. As usual, we value the fact that he operates far from most of those whose work he reviews and, as I’m sure you can tell, he writes completely impartially with no guidance from us.


The World’s Shortest Wine Book Maybe
21 ways to get more out of a bottle of wine
Simon Woods
Simon Woods (publisher)
£5/$8

In his introduction, wine writer Simon Woods suggests keeping a copy of his book ‘next to the toilet – a chapter per visit, maybe two if you’ve eaten...

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