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On its first publication in 1983 this hilarious send-up of winetaster’s jargon was hailed by `The Financial Times’ as “one of this year’s bubbling successes”. It has since been con-stantly reprinted to meet demand and has become a classic of its kind. For all those mysti-fied by the strange pontifications of wine-buffs, this is the perfect guide to the meaning behind “distinctive nose”, “full bodied” and “elegant but lacks backbone”.

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One of the year s bubbling successes. Financial Times One of the year's bubbling successes. -- Financial Times

One of the year's bubbling successes. -- Financial Times

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Ronald Searle was born in Cambridge in 1920. After the Second World War he delighted millions with his comic creation of St Trinians, as well as his illustrations of cats and the foibles of wine connoisseurs among other subjects. He was a distinguished contributor to numerous magazines around the world, from The New Yorker to Le Monde. Ronald Searle died in 2011.

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