My Kind of Wine: People, Places, Food and Stories

John Platter returns! With the same simple approach to wine which made him a household name in South Africa, he tells the stories of wines and winemakers; taste the wines himself; writes about them in language everyone can understand. • 261 wines, chosen, personally tasted and described by John Platter • Backstories, amusing anecdotes, profiles of the wines and winemakers • New areas, new stars, new wineries, new experiences for wine drinkers • The wine-wars – the revolutionaries, the young guns and the new-old guard • Introductions to varieties and blends • Easy explanations of wine terms which befuddle everyday drinkers • Wine-friendly recipes from winemakers and top wine country chefs