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A comprehensive guide to affordable Aussie wines. Intended as a domestic guide, "Quaff" is also invaluable for anyone who buys Australian wines - wherever they live. Sometimes, the locals know best. And sometimes, it pays to buy in to their expertise. This is the guide to affordable wines that Australians buy. So, if you want to know whether that ubiquitous Cab Sauvignon is a steal or you should go for a Barbera, Bastardo, or Bonvendro, this'll tell you. From Alicante Bouschet to White Frontigna...

The Cellar Book is a delightfully produced book for the wine lover. Very competitively priced, it features repeating pages for listing wines, recording tasting notes, dates of purchase and consumption, etc. Each page has a different quotation about wine. Since its publication in Great Britain over ten years ago, The Cellar Book has consistently sold thousands of copies each year, going through ten reprints. Of interest both to the individual and the corporate buyer for promotional and client gif...

Former International Wine Communicator of the Year, Jane Parkinson, gives you the lowdown on wine and how to make the most of it. Wine offers an exciting look at the global scene with detailed information on all of your favourite grapes and styles. Jane makes sure that once you have read through this manifesto, you will know exactly how to pick the right wine every time. Over the last decade, the way we buy, serve and enjoy wine has changed drastically, here you will find everything you need in...

Interest in organic wine has developed rapidly and in response demand and availability have increased accordingly. Organic wines can now be bought in supermarkets and wine stores all over Britain, as well as in speciality wholefood shops. But what is it? Aren't all wines organic? How does it differ from ordinary wines and which are the ones to buy? Whether a green-conscious consumer or an informed wine drinker, this guide is for you. It answers all the above questions and unravels the mysteries...

Adventures with Old Vines offers an engaging and knowledgeable guide to demystify wine for novice enthusiasts. Richard Chilton provides detailed information about buying and storing wine, how to read a wine list, the role of the sommelier, wine fraud, how wine is really made, and how weather patterns can influence the quality of a vintage. A vineyard owner and lifelong wine lover, the author encourages readers to discover wine by tasting, taking notes, and tasting again. The book also includes...

During the thirty-five years wine critic and writer Paul Gregutt has lived in the state of Washington, its wine industry has ballooned from a mere half dozen wineries to nearly five hundred. "Washington Wines and Wineries" offers a comprehensive, critical, and accessible account of the nation's second largest wine-producing region. Gregutt, who has covered Washington wine in books, newspapers, and magazines since the mid-1980s, enthusiastically dispenses information along with his editorial opin...

Dedicated mailing and e-mail campaign to targeted food & drink related media. Over the past decade, Australia has become Britain's favorite wine producing country - in 2007, it exported close to 300 million liters of wine to the UK market!"Quaff 2009" is the essential guide for the savvy wine drinker, providing up-to-date tasting notes on more than 400 wines - as well as featuring a 'Top 100' and a list of the top budget wines for each grape variety.Using Peter Forrestal's guide and substituting...

Indulge in the visual and culinary delights of the Fairest Cape in a delightful presentation that takes the reader on a round of the wine farms and restaurants. Beautifully illustrated with full colour photographs and charming line-drawings, this book will delight the wine and food connoisseur as much as it will enchant the visitor and local South Africans will love the possibilities and treats it promises.

This best-selling title, now in its 16th year of publication, is firmly established as the most authoritative and sought-after guide to New Zealand wines. Updated yearly with new tasting notes and vintage ratings, including the most current vintage, this is a 'must-have' publication for the new initiate and the established wine-buff alike. This book will help the buyer to make informed choices about the best value and best quality wines available. Divided by grape variety to help selection, this...

Discover the delicious world of white wine with profiles of all the must-know varieties and styles, from Albariño to Viognier, and dive deep into popular favourites, such as Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc. Peppered with engaging facts and figures, each chapter surveys one grape or style, featuring all-inclusive at-a-glance information that tells you what to expect in the glass, suggested food pairings and recommended wines, from cheerful bargains to worthy splurges. Detai...

Keenly anticipated by winemakers, faithful collectors and wine lovers alike, the 2014 edition has been completely revised and updated to bring you up-to-the-minute information. Halliday shares his extensive knowledge of wine via detailed tasting notes, each of which includes vintagespecific ratings and advice on optimal drinking, as well as alcohol content, price and a value rating. He provides important details on wineries - including opening times, contact details, vineyard sizes and web addre...

Through a Sparkling Glass will both educate and entertain you on the wonder and joy of wine and its place in our lives and culture. From the importance of ageing (wine and people) to Champagne cork removal the correct way, Epicurus to Ernest Hemingway, Moscato to Rose, and the notion ofauthentic wine happiness. An A-Z of wine stories, information and life lessons. Each essay or entry concludes with a list of key facts about the particular subject. Through a Sparkling Glass firmly places wine and...

Seriously good wine at remarkably fair prices Discover a wealth of remarkable yet affordable wines with Robert Parker - one of the world's most influential wine critic. This handy pocket-sized buyer's guide promises to recommend exquisite bottles of wine, all of which cost no more than £20. Search for a superb-tasting Merlot for under £10 or a deliciously crisp Chablis for under £15. With the help of Robert Parker, you will be able to find some true hidden gems that taste twice or even three...

In this fourth edition of Robert Parker's wine guide, the author once again utilizes his 100-point rating system, making it easy for readers to spot quality and value. Over 7500 wines are evaluated, from all the major wine regions. The book also includes appraisals of 300 specific producers, praising the overachievers and criticizing the underachievers, and recommends hundreds of good wines. There is further information on buying and storing wine, how to spot a badly stored and abused bottle, an...