Hugh Johnsonâs Pocket Wine Book 2014
Price: Mitchell Beazley, £11.99
Oz Clarke Pocket Wine Book 2014
Price: Pavilion, £11.99
You know youâre in the run-up to Christmas when the new editions of these popular stocking fillers are launched. Hugh Johnsonâs is in its 37th edition, and includes a supplement on Pinot Noir, plus a new section recommending alternative wines based on what readers already drink.
Both guides detail thousands of individual wines and producers, with up-to-date information on vintages and drinkability, and advice on food and wine matching. Deciding which to buy may come down to whose palate you identify with â find a wine or producer that you know well, and read what both have to say about it.
