{"product_id":"steven-spurriers-academie-du-vin-wine-course","title":"Steven Spurrier's Académie du Vin Wine Course","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcadémie du Vin Library's founder, the late Stephen Spurrier, wine connoisseur, critic extraordinaire and instigator of the famed 1976 ‘Judgement of Paris’, was a man who in the immortal of words of Hugh Johnson, ‘\u003cem\u003ewas born with a silver spoon in his mouth and never stopped stirring\u003c\/em\u003e’. Back in 1972, Steven founded the Académie du Vin – a series of classes that blended factual information with practical tasting experience, and which were structured so that students could build their knowledge in a gradual, orderly way without becoming ‘swamped’. In the 1980s his Académie du Vin Wine Course became a best-selling book. Now, the Académie du Vin Library is delighted to honour Steven’s legacy by publishing an-all new commemorative edition, handsomely bound in a linen slipcase, and fully revised and updated to reflect the wine world of today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrue to the spirit of the original, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSteven Spurrier’s Académie du Vin Wine Course\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e takes the reader logically through every aspect of wine appreciation: how to taste wine like the professionals; why the ways grapes are grown and wines are made have such a profound impact on the final taste; the characteristics of the most popular grape varieties and the world’s wine-growing regions; and last, but certainly not least, how to store and collect wine so that you can appreciate it in years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you’re a newcomer to fine wine or already an aficionado, there is no more enjoyable, concise way to take your learning to the next level.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ACADEMIE DU VIN LIBRARY LIMITED","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55287539564888,"sku":"9781917084659","price":49.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781917084659.jpg?v=1778725862","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/steven-spurriers-academie-du-vin-wine-course","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}