num_pages: 240
description: A New York Times Best Wine Book of 2018Flawless is the first book of its kind dedicated to exploring the main causes of faults in wine. From cork taint to volatile acidity to off-putting aromas and flavors all wine connoisseurs have encountered unappealing qualities in a disappointing bottle. But are all faults truly bad? Are some even desirable? Jamie Goode brings his authoritative voice to the table once again to demystify the science behind what causes a good bottle to go bad. By exposing the root causes of faults in wine Flawless challenges us to rethink our assumptions about how wine should taste and how we can understand beauty in a glass.
language: English
title: Flawless: Understanding Faults in Wine
publisher: University of California Press