Flawless
Understanding Faults in Wine

3.5 stars. A comprehensive review of what go wrong in the magical process of transforming the humble grape into the elixir of the gods. From the well known issues of Brett, VA, oxidation, TCA and reduction to the much more esoteric Geosmin, mousiness and ladybug taint! Did I mention it was comprehen......more

Technical book, written for wine-students or real wine lovers who want to go in deep with chemical explanation about different faults. It is not a book for those who want to learn how to identify the different faults in wine, but to understand what is going on with the molecules in the wine when it......more

If you like wine and understand chemistry, this is a great book. If you don't know much chemistry, it's still a good book, but it's harder to get into. Some chapters are very chemistry-heavy and I got a little lost. That being said, I learned a few things and enjoyed the book overall.......more

Packed full of info! This was my first foray into wine science and I found it really enlightening. You really only need a small memory of high school chemistry to understand what he is talking about, but I did find myself wanting to look up a few things. Will be worth a second read!......more