The Juice 2009: 100 Wines You Should Be Drinking
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Manufacturer: Mitchell Beazley
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Author: Matt Skinner
The Juice 2009: 100 Wines You Should Be Drinking Description
Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9781845333911
ISBN: 1845333918
Label: Mitchell Beazley
Manufacturer: Mitchell Beazley
Book Pages: 192
Publication Date: 2008-10-06
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Studio: Mitchell Beazley
EAN: 9781845333911
ISBN: 1845333918
Label: Mitchell Beazley
Manufacturer: Mitchell Beazley
Book Pages: 192
Publication Date: 2008-10-06
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Studio: Mitchell Beazley
Editorial Review of The Juice 2009: 100 Wines You Should Be Drinking
Customer Reviews of The Juice 2009: 100 Wines You Should Be Drinking
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Not too bad but a little lightweight.
Review: I get bought loads of 'winey' stuff as I am into wine, so I was quite pleased to get this book. As a guide it works well enough, although I feel that it should feature 200 or so wines rather than the 100 it concentrates on. The style itself is not bad but I get the impression that this wine guide is about showing that wine is cool and fun and not enough time is spent reviewing more wines. Many of the wines reviewed are a bit pricey too.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Great little book
Review: I got this book for Christmas, and not knowing anything about wine was hoping it could give me a few pointers on what to buy. I found it very informative and a great little read.
It has given me loads of ideas on wine to buy, and I have also found that some of the wines it lists as not being available at local supermarkets/wine shops (or only available at one supermarket) are indeed available at my local shop. Perhaps they weren't at the time it went to print? There are obviously wines that are only available from specialist outlets, but this book has actually tempted me to make the effort and buy them, rather than just grabbing a random bottle of wine from the supermarket. Overall I found it very informative and for the price you can't really go wrong. Also Matt's energy and passion for wine if very infectious.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: nice idea, but could have more wine.
Review: I saw this book and thought I should give it a go as there aren't many young people that write about wine. To be honest I thought The Juice 2007 was ok, but many of the wines it suggest are only available from specialist retailers so I doubt that many people will actually be able to buy the wines suggested in this book.
Not great, but a decent enough stocking filler.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: More wine, less pictures please!
Review: I bought this guide as it's obviously meant to appeal to a younger audience than the average wine guide, and being in my 20's I thought I'd give it a go. To be honest its ok, but not really any better than ok. Matt Skinners approach might be very low-key and Australian, but reading words like 'juice' and 'daggy' every page make the prose start to annoy the reader pretty quickly. Also, and I know it has been said before, but there really are too many pictures of Matt (even a picture of his training shoes in his bedroom!) and not enough affordable suggestions for wines to drink. This book has brazenly attempted to make drinking wine as cool as skateboarding ... why?
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Nice surprise, incredibly useful and stylish
Review: After reading the mixed reviews I was intrigued about this book. I've seen Matt on TV and I'm a big Jamie fan so I thought I'd give it a go. I was really surprised and pleased - it's so useful and I've found several bottles which have impressed my friends! It looks great too - definitely recommended.
Review Summary: Not too bad but a little lightweight.
Review: I get bought loads of 'winey' stuff as I am into wine, so I was quite pleased to get this book. As a guide it works well enough, although I feel that it should feature 200 or so wines rather than the 100 it concentrates on. The style itself is not bad but I get the impression that this wine guide is about showing that wine is cool and fun and not enough time is spent reviewing more wines. Many of the wines reviewed are a bit pricey too.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Great little book
Review: I got this book for Christmas, and not knowing anything about wine was hoping it could give me a few pointers on what to buy. I found it very informative and a great little read.
It has given me loads of ideas on wine to buy, and I have also found that some of the wines it lists as not being available at local supermarkets/wine shops (or only available at one supermarket) are indeed available at my local shop. Perhaps they weren't at the time it went to print? There are obviously wines that are only available from specialist outlets, but this book has actually tempted me to make the effort and buy them, rather than just grabbing a random bottle of wine from the supermarket. Overall I found it very informative and for the price you can't really go wrong. Also Matt's energy and passion for wine if very infectious.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: nice idea, but could have more wine.
Review: I saw this book and thought I should give it a go as there aren't many young people that write about wine. To be honest I thought The Juice 2007 was ok, but many of the wines it suggest are only available from specialist retailers so I doubt that many people will actually be able to buy the wines suggested in this book.
Not great, but a decent enough stocking filler.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: More wine, less pictures please!
Review: I bought this guide as it's obviously meant to appeal to a younger audience than the average wine guide, and being in my 20's I thought I'd give it a go. To be honest its ok, but not really any better than ok. Matt Skinners approach might be very low-key and Australian, but reading words like 'juice' and 'daggy' every page make the prose start to annoy the reader pretty quickly. Also, and I know it has been said before, but there really are too many pictures of Matt (even a picture of his training shoes in his bedroom!) and not enough affordable suggestions for wines to drink. This book has brazenly attempted to make drinking wine as cool as skateboarding ... why?
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Nice surprise, incredibly useful and stylish
Review: After reading the mixed reviews I was intrigued about this book. I've seen Matt on TV and I'm a big Jamie fan so I thought I'd give it a go. I was really surprised and pleased - it's so useful and I've found several bottles which have impressed my friends! It looks great too - definitely recommended.