WINE Everything You Need to Know

Wine is for everyone! You don’t need to be rich, or study for degree-level knowledge of grape varieties – you just need to feel confident in choosing wines that will bring you joy. Drinks expert, writer and broadcaster Olly Smith is here to hold your hand as we walk through the wonderful world of wine, teaching you how to find what you like and understand why.
 
From the basics of how to select a bottle of wine, how much to spend and how to taste it, to the logistics of wine production and storage, Olly tells you everything you will ever need to know. He also shares his wine wisdom through his top 50 wines to try before you die, as well as his own Ten Commandments of Wine, essential wine kit and a handy ‘grape thesaurus’.
 
Accessible and informative, fun and witty, WINE is the perfect accompaniment to a leisurely glass of vino.
 

Olly Smith is a much-loved wine expert, with 18 years’ presenting wine on British television. He has written about wine for the Mail on Sunday and the Daily Mail for 17 years and has six award-winning Glass House wine bars across P&O Cruises fleet. He has won countless awards in the wine industry, including International Wine and Spirits Communicator of the Year and Drinks Writer of the Year. He has hosted more than 80 episodes of his hit drinks podcast ‘A Glass With’ featuring a dazzling array of celebrity guests including P!nk and Kylie Minogue. Olly is the author of Home Cocktail Bible (2021) and World Cocktail Atlas (2023).