2021 book reviews – people
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Two people from two very different walks of life take us on two very different wine journeys across the globe. Both books are part autobiography, part invitation to 'climb under the covers of the wine world'. Oz Clarke, Englishman, actor, TV presenter, wine judge/critic/author channels Jules Verne and romps his readers from damson wine aged three to Georgia aged 63 (+?) teaching his readers about everything from biodynamics to grape varieties with a dollop of fun and a glorious tumble of poesy. Peter Vinding-Diers (described, rather dramatically, by Hugh Johnson as 'a comet through the wine skies', and long-term friend...
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