Wine
Matthew Jukes - Headline - ISBN 0-7472-7378-2

Subtitled 'everything you ever wanted to know about wine but were afraid to ask' this book tries to do exactly that. No doubt there are some questions that it does not answer but in the main it does live up to its name.

This is an ideal book for those who are starting to drink wine or who have already been converted but would like to understand the wording of the labels better. Most of us have met the superior condescending shop assistant at some time in our life and there is no where worse than in your local wine shop!

Buy and read this book, you only need to study those wines you like and are likely to buy and you can then happily purchase your choice with a new found confidence.

Price: £16.20

New Essential Wine Book
Oz Clarke - Websters Mitchell-Beazley - ISBN 1-85732-866-3

Oz Clarke has become a familiar face in many British homes through his appearances on BBC TV's 'Food and Drink' programme, an enthusiastic wine tippler he has helped the growth of wine sales in the U.K.

This book is easy to read and use and very comprehensive in its contents. If you like wine but are always a bit wary of the labels, which are not always easy to understand, then this is an ideal book for you. In fact it would suit anyone who does not posses a book about wine.

Price: £14.20

The International Guide To Drinks
Compiled be the United Kingdom Bartenders Guild - Ebury Press - ISBN 0-7126-3504-1

This book does exactly what its title says, with sections on glasses and utensils, cocktails, wines, spirits, and beers, as well as measures always useful especially for us oldies who were brought up on Imperial Measures not metric!

For those who want to wet their whistle.

Try page 67, Champagne Cocktails, why not indulge yourself and enjoy tasting all the various suggestions. You might not like them all but you can have a lot of fun trying them.

Price: £9.50