A TASTE FOR WINE

Rose Murray Brown MW, MA 1983

‘A Taste for Wine’ is a colourful practical unpretentious comprehensive guide to understanding, tasting & appreciating wine. It’s a ‘general’ wine book with a difference – ideal for the adventurous wine lover – including ten step-by-step self-guided tasting practices from full rich reds to sparkling wines. There is also a focus on taste trends from natural, orange, rose, low/no alcohol, food & wine matching advice, what happens in vineyard and winery – with six two-page features on the changing world of wine from future proof grapes, climatic extremes, packaging for the future to carbon neutral wineries. The rise of indigenous varieties is profiled with a description of 100+ grapes from across the world from Albarino to Xinomavro – and the detailed guide to 51 wine countries also has a directory of the best wineries to visit, ideal for the wine traveller. This book includes everything you need to know to help you enjoy wine – written by award-winning wine writer and educator Rose Murray Brown, one of 422 Masters of Wine in the world (of which just 154 are female). Publisher: Mitchell Beazley / Octopus Books Launch date: 16 October 2025 Local wine tasting/book signing: 3 November 2025 at Topping Booksellers, Greyfriars Garden, St Andrews KY16 9HG https://www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/st-andrews/rose-murray-brown-2025/ Book price: £25 Form: Hardback Pages: 224 pages Availability: https://linktr.ee/atasteforwine (Amazon, Waterstones, Topping, Foyles, Hatchards, bookshop.org)

ISBN: 9781840918984