Moore recommends: five brilliant resources for wine tasting tips

Essential Winetasting

by Michael Schuster (Mitchell Beazley) Originally published in 2000, this award-winning book remains a good, practical and logical guide to the nuts and bolts of tasting wine.

Blind tasting with Ronan Sayburn MS – Old World vs New World (for 67 Pall Mall)

Wine geeks watch blind-tasting videos on YouTube. This recording of an online class for 67 Pall Mall is a good example of the evidence- gathering exercise practised by blind tasters. The first half hour is a general guide. Via www.67pallmall.com/ virtual- events.

Red & White: An Unquenchable Thirst for Wine

by Oz Clarke (Little Brown)

Clarke’s wine memoir is a must-read for any wine enthusiast. It contains a chapter, ‘ Some thoughts on wine tasting: everyone can do it’, that outlines Clarke’s own approach to tasting. Feels like having him stand beside you, pouring a glass.

Smellosophy: What the Nose Tells the Mind

by AS Barwich (Harvard University Press) A detailed and academic guide to our sense of smell, which is, of course, what tasting is all about.

Virtual wine tasting with Kevin Zraly

The American wine educator has been running wine classes for five decades, and now they are available online through www.kevinzraly.com