The English edition of Sweden's best-selling wine school in a new fifth updated edition.
An entire generation of wine-interested Swedes have built up their knowledge of wine through The Ultimate Wine School.
The Ultimate Wine School has been appointed the world's best educational book in wine by the Gourmand World Cookbook Award in 2022. This in competition with wine books from over 60 countries.
The Ultimate Wine School is one of the most comprehensive wine schools ever published. A book for anyone who wants to learn more about wine – for private pleasure or for professional needs. Educational, entertaining and easy to use.
The Ultimate Wine School is divided into twelve lessons for courses and self-study, but can just as easily be used as a source of facts for the wine connoisseur or as a reference book for all wine lovers. Contains approximately 400 photos, maps and illustrations.
Some headings: Becoming a wine taster / The Grape / The History of Wine / The Vineyard / The Wine Cellar / How wine is made / Handling and Serving / Ageing Wine / Wine and Food / Wine and Health / The World of Wine / Wine Quiz / Wine vocabulary
About the author: Mikael Mölstad is one of Sweden's best-known wine writer s and has been active as a wine and food journalist for thirty years. He is among others founder of White Guide restaurant guide and creator of the best-selling wine book: The World of Wine Encyclopedia, published in Swedish and German.
Said about the book in its fourth Swedish edition:
"Among Swedish wine guides with a general focus, Mölstad's is the most educational, informative and comprehensive, and therefore also works well as a book of reference. The division into separate lessons also makes it an excellent source of facts for study groups."
Swedish Library Service – Bibliotekstjänst
"The Great Wine School is a wine book that lives up to its title. Comprehensive and deep, fact-based knowledge without being complicated. So for anyone who has longed for, or thought about taking the plunge to learn more about wine, this is the book."
The Wine Bank – Vinbanken
"A solid but at the same time easy-to-use book. I would even call it a standard work for wine tasters."
Your Wine Guide