Thirsty

'My favourite wine w*nker' Jack Whitehall<BR>'Finally, a wine book that's as moreish as my Malbec' Alan Carr<BR>'An enormously entertaining read' Spectator<BR>'A full-bodied book that's really got legs' Mail on Sunday<BR><BR>'I like to talk about wine the way normal humans talk about things they love - it's not about showing off how many fancy wine terms I know. The point is to share something I love with someone else in a way that makes them want to love it too.'<BR><BR>Thirsty is the story of Tom Gilbey (The Wine Guy) and his life in wine, a celebration of the bleedin' beautiful people who make it, and a history of his family's love affair with winemaking - and let's be honest, drinking - since the 1800s.<BR><BR>Learn how to:<BR>- read a label (even if you can't speak the language)<BR>- talk wine without sounding naff<BR>- choose wine in a restaurant<BR>- explain why some wine smells like your granny's cardigan<BR><BR>Along the way you'll discover 100 Wine W*nker approved bottles: wines for friendships and long lunches, for autumn afternoons and winter evenings. Whether yours is a Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Kylie Minogue's rosé or - God forbid - orange wine, Tom will help you find the good stuff, always.<BR><BR>Let Tom show you how this gloriously gluggable elixir is, at its heart, made to bring pleasure, and that there is no right or wrong to enjoy wine: just go for it.<BR><BR>'Entertaining and engaging' Helen McGinn of @knackeredmother