Andrew Langley is a knowledgeable writer, with his name to more than a hundred different books, many of them dedicated to food and drink. Among his formative influences he lists a season picking grapes in Bordeaux, several years of raising sheep and chickens in Wiltshire and two decades drinking his grandmother's tea.

Within these pages you'll find a vat of information, from the first few rudimentary principles of what to choose and when to drink, through to advice on cellar storage and food-and-wine matching. Learn how to spot tainted corks, what to do with any leftover wines and understand and appreciate the aroma and colour of a wine all in this tasty tome. Imbibe 50 fantastic measures of advice concerning an appreciation of the red, white, and fizz in your life.