“…Clive S Michelsen’s Tasting & Grading Wine, can lay claim to being the definitive book on the subject. The 165 pages of lavishly illustrated text take the reader through the principles of wine (the vineyard) and the styles of wine (the winery), before embarking on a chapter on wine-tasting procedures that covers every possible aspect of appearance, colour, aroma and taste. After a comprehensive survey of possible defects in wine, Michelsen launches into what really sets this book apart from previous works: 30 pages on Grading Procedures, which explain ‘how to grade or score wines in a consistent way while using the 100-point system.’ This is not the Parker or Wine Spectator 100-point scale, but the Malmo Wine Academy 100-Point System, which leaves no stone unturned in the search for the true gradation of each wine. Printed on a sheet of A4 paper, it is well and truly complete, and dauntingly impressive, and will banish for good any off-the-cuff expressions such as, ‘Gosh, that’s good.’…this book deserves to win the Nobel Prize for Tasting and Grading Wine…” Steven Spurrier MW, Decanter, October 2005.

“Very nicely produced with lots of detail.” Jancis Robinson MW

“Clive Michelsen's book is a thought-provoking addition to the arena of wine-tasting study. His experienced and individualistic approach to tasting and grading is both original and rigorous.” Clive Barlow MW, Tutor, Institute of Masters of Wine.

“… a combination of ground-breaking ideas, thought provoking concepts and some solid facts.…The important chapter on wine tasting procedures is sound and detailed, …Very interesting is the Michelsen-designed Aroma Enhancing Cap® which traps the aromas in the space between the wine and the top of the glass. There follows a comprehensive chapter on defects (or faults as we would say). The ground-breaking chapter is Grading Wines, detailing Michelsen's own method for scoring wines consistently using a 100-point system…It fascinates me that someone could be taught to use this quickly and accurately...The thought-provoking concepts in the chapter on Wine Marketing, Pricing and Quality should attract any MW student as so little is written on the subject especially taking a world-wide view as this does.” Wink Lorch, Association of Wine Educators, London.

"This is a serious book that covers the fundamentals of wine appreciation in a clear, straight-forward style, from the essential aspects of viticulture, winemaking, styles of wine, defects and flaws, sensory analysis and grape varietal characteristics, to wine buying, storage and serving. The result of 10 years of research by the author. But what makes this book stand out is its clear explanation of the mysterious 100-point grading system." Malcolm Gluck, SuperPlonk, London.