Visit wine regions around the world.
59 interactive, scrolling maps in the Atlas let you globetrot around the world's great wine-producing regions. Pan across countries or go in for a closer look, then jump directly to information about each region's geography, climate, wines and major producers. It's the perfect way to plan a wine tour or to learn more about where wine comes from.

Learn how to evaluate wines with 'how-to' videos. Wine Tasting with Oz is a deliciously informative video guide. Get to grips with the wine-lover's most essential paraphenalia and pick up some practical tips. Let Oz show you how he tastes and assesses wine and also spots faults. Then finish up with a personal Oz Clarke tour of the world's favourite wine styles and flavours and discover, for example, how a California Cabernet Sauvignon differs from a red Bordeaux.  

Find the perfect wine for a meal.
The Food and Wine database offers 1200 mouth-watering suggestions for ideal wine partners to over 600 international dishes, from filet mignon to pasta with tomato sauce.

  Improve your wine knowledge.
  The comprehensive Encyclopedia has 3500 entries    covering wines, producers, regions, grape varieties and technical terms. There is also information on best years, price ranges and links to extensive regional vintage reports and maturity charts. All entries give pronunciations to help you with unfamiliar names or wine terms.

What's in Oz Clarke's Wine Guide CD-ROM

54 'How-to' Wine Tasting Videos
1,200 Food and Wine Matches
3,500-entry Encyclopedia & Glossary
10,000-entry Wine Selector Database
35,000 Vintage Recommendations
6,000 Individual Producers
1,000s of Cross-references
59 Scrolling Maps

What the critics said about the CD-ROM and Oz

'Everything you ever wanted to know about wine is here.... For such a massive amount of information, it's all very well laid out.... This CD-ROM is both educational and inspiring.' Computer Buyer

'The ultimate in wine guides.' PC Homes

'The most enthralling specialist encyclopedia on the market.' PC Direct

'One of the best CD-ROMs you can buy.' Personal Computer World

'...by far the best CD-ROM on wine.' Dan Berger, LA Times

'A brilliantly put-together CD-ROM.' PC Review

'There is as much for the wine dunce as for the wine expert.' The Sunday Telegraph

'For wine lovers, no matter their expertise, this disk has it all.' NY Times

'A cracking bluffer's guide to the science of plinkity-plonk.' PC Answers

'Whether you're an expert or a novice, this is an easy way to find out more about wines.' San Francisco Examiner

'A first-rate CD-ROM. There's enough here to fascinate everyone from the rank beginner to the seasoned wine collector.' California Grapevine

'Cannot be faulted.' CD-ROM Magazine

'Powerful stuff.' The Daily Telegraph

'For anyone serious about having fun with wine, it's brilliant.? Eat Soup

'A fine CD-ROM...' The Independent

'Oz Clarke... strips away the mystique and snobbery surrounding wine.' Personal Computer World

'His love of wine is infectious...The perfect host.' PC Format

'Perhaps the best-known and respected wine expert around.' PC Home

'One of TV's most ebullient eccentrics.' PC Answers  

System requirements

For Windows:
Multimedia PC with 486  SX or higher processor running either Microsoft Windows 95, 98 or Windows NT(r) Workstation v3.51 or later
   16 MB of memory (RAM)
   20 MB of available hard-disk space
   CD-ROM drive (double-speed or higher)
   Super VGA, 256-colour monitor
   Mouse or compatible pointing device
   Audio board and headphones or speakers

For Macintosh:
   Any Macintosh computer with Mac OS System 7 or later
   At least 8 MB of memory (RAM)
   At least 10 MB of available hard disk space
   CD-ROM drive (double-speed or higher)
   A 256-colour, 640x480 (13-inch) or higher resolution monitor