Winner of the André Simon Drink Book Award

The first definitive reference book to describe, region-by-region, how the great wines of Europe should taste.

Noted experts Rajat Parr and Jordan Mackay share their knowledge from decades of tasting wine.  Paying attention to styles, winemakers, soils, and the most cutting-edge of trends, The Sommelier’s Atlas of Taste explains how to understand wines in a modern way — appellation by appellation, soil by soil, technique by technique — making it an essential reference for aspiring sommeliers, wine aficionados who want to improve their blind tasting skills, and amateur enthusiasts looking for a straightforward and visceral way to understand and describe wine.