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"An entrancing companion for wine lovers. Celebratory, discerning writing with all the variety and unexpectedness of the wines explored." Michèle Roberts, author and Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia "This boo
"White is funny, clever, brisk and talks on the page as if shes sharing a glass with you ... a hard recommend for beginners, but also anyone who still wonders, for example, how and when to decant." Victoria Moore, The Telegraph "Reading Kelli A Whit
"The Cynic''s Guide to Wine, by Sunny Hodge is one of the best wine books I have read in a long while." Yorkshire Post "All in all it''s a very useful and enjoyable read..." Life Much of what is written about wine, whether in wine books, on
With over 3,000 years of history behind it, the future of Sherry lies in its past. Sommeliers admire it for its many varieties and Ben Howkins book will tell you why. Steven Spurrier "Here Ben Howkins approaches his subject with passion and flair,
This historic wine nation at the heart of Europe produces a diverse range of wines Riesling above all, but also compelling Spätburgunder, aka Pinot Noir, and Silvaner, amongst others. Yet in the minds of many it is still associated with mass-produced swe
This fully revised third edition of Cognac: The Story of the Worlds Greatest Brandy provides an authoritative account of how the much-loved spirit is produced and matured. Nicholas Faith was the worlds leading authority on Cognac. Here he explores the r
The moment he was handed a glass of Cockburn 1908 vintage port by his grandfather at 13 years old, Steven Spurrier knew he would make wine his career. He travelled Europe in his red sports car (fitted with a compact wine fridge in the boot), working the v
"From a historical point of point, the book is fascinating... From a literary point of view, its eloquent ... If youre a Bordeaux wine collector with deep pockets and a large cellar, its invaluable." Tamlyn Currin, Jancis Robinson "Associations and soc
Wines from Côte-Rôtie, Hermitage and Châteauneuf-du-Pape have made the Rhône Valley world famous. This may be a classic wine region, but as Matt Walls reveals in Wines of the Rhône that doesnt mean it is set in its ways. Change here is not only driven b
South Africa is the eighth largest wine-producer in the world and its wine industry is among the oldest of the New World. Today it is one of the globes most dynamic industries, compact but diverse. In the past decade a new generation of winemakers has bre
Georgia has for the last 25 years been resurrecting its unique winemaking tradition and rediscovering the distinctiveness of its native varieties. A handful of producers in 1997 has now exploded to more than 1,300. Wine is arguably more important to Georg
Wine has been made commercially in Canada since the mid-1800s but Canadian wine has only really begun to register with professionals and consumers outside the country in the last few decades, as quality has dramatically improved. Canadian wine is now bein
In The Wines of Beaujolais Natasha Hughes MW guides readers expertly to a greater understanding of the diversity of wines made in the region. In the last few years the quality of wines emerging from Beaujolais has risen dramatically, yet many still asso
The companion volume to Evans The Wines of Northern Spain explores the great variety of wines produced across the rest of Spain. Beginning in the east with Catalunya, the book journeys south down the Mediterranean coast to the Levante. The heart of Spai
A revolution has been taking place in the vineyards and wineries of Portugal during the last twenty-five years, bringing hundreds of new wines, many from indigenous grapes, onto the international market. Previously thought of as a producer of mainly red w