Find the answers to curious questions associated with wine in this new book by England's doyenne of wine writers. A lively book for beginners and more experienced wine lovers--all will find much to savor.
Curiosities of Wine : Clinking, Drinking and the Extras That Surround the Bottles by Pamela Vandyke Price
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