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Fizz! Champagne and Sparkling Wines of the World Anthony Rose
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388 Pages 15 color, 30 b&w
The Classic Wine Library
£35.00
An entertaining history as well as a comprehensive guide to sparkling winemaking techniques and the variety of wines produced Originating in Europe and made famous by Champagne, sparkling wine is enduringly popular and now made across the globe This book was a Finalist at the Guild of Food Writers Awards 2022
Sparkling wine has delighted humanity for nearly 500 years. It has become essential at celebratory meals, a toast to new marriages, new babies, new jobs, and is even used to launch ships, but there s more to it than the fizzy and festive. In Fizz!, Anthony Rose takes an in-depth look at sparkling wines around the world, exploring how and where they are made, and why they are such a joy to drink.
The first part of Fizz! delves into the history of sparkling wine, including early accidents and experiments in sparkling winemaking, its nineteenthcentury surge in popularity (and associated debauchery) and the breakthroughs in vineyard and cellar that ensured Champagne s place among the great wines of the world. Rose then goes on to detail fizz-making techniques, from the traditional method to pet nat, and explores the terroirs and grapes suited to producing the wines, from the Champagne trio of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier to the native varieties producing compelling effervescence worldwide.
Following a look at the science behind the bubbles, Rose begins his global quest in search of sparkling wines. Travelling Europe, from Portugal to Moldova, he samples Cava from Spain, proves there s more to France than Champagne, finds out why southern England makes some of the world s best bubbles, discovers Sekt secrets of the Germans and explores Italy beyond the Prosecco that began the new fashion for fizz. Journeying further afield, Rose recommends the best fizz from California, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, tastes some of South Africa s Cap Classique and even finds sparklers of note in Japan and China.
This comprehensive celebration of sparkling wine is rounded off with thorough appendices, making it essential reading for wine lovers and students of wine.
Award-winning wine and sake critic Anthony Rose writes for Decanter, The World of Fine Wine, Financial Times How to Spend It online and The Oxford Companion to Wine. He is co-chair of the Australia panel at the Decanter World Wine Awards and the Sake International Challenge in Tokyo and teaches a sake consumer course at Sake No Hana in London. A founder of The Wine Gang (www.thewinegang.com), he was the wine correspondent of the print version of the Independent from start to finish (1986 2016).
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Drinking with the Valkyries Writings on Wine Andrew
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Academie du Vin Library
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World excluding Australia
230 mm x 178 mm
224 Pages
£14.99
An appealing collection of his essays from Decanter and World of Fine Wine, which will appeal to the wine lover and literary reader alike
Andrew poses and discusses a series of philosophical questions about our relationship with this extraordinary, living wine, made by artisans and large companies alike and enjoyed all over the world
A new direction for wine publishing
A new sort of literary gumption arrived on the scene with Andrew Jefford; a powerful blend of science and poetry. Here is a writer who does his interviews, delves deep into motives and methods, and then lets fly with whatever imagery he finds winging by. Hugh Johnson (2019)
Poet, philosopher, author, radio presenter and journalist, Andrew Jefford lives in France; but buried deep in one wine country what does he miss most about the rest? The answer: Drinking young port. It s the wine drinker s equivalent of zorbing, wing-walking, basejumping you won t fully understand it unless you have tasted it young, in its Ride of the Valkyries stage, when it comes hurtling out of the glass and puts the screamers on you
Andrew is the ideal companion for anyone wine-curious. In this collection of his essays, opinions and articles he shares his fascinating observations from half a century of discovery. For Andrew, wine should be listened to and admired, wherever it comes from; oldschool pretensions turned on their head; style-points disdained; stellar prices dismissed; questions asked
Andrew Jefford writes and broadcasts about different places on earth, and the foods, drinks and scents connected with them. He has written for most of the UK's wine and food press and has columns in Decanter and World of Fine Wine. Andrew and his family live near Montpellier in France. One of my favorite wine journalists, and a guy who is up in the top echelon with Matt Kramer and Jancis Robinson Andrew Jefford, has an exceptionally fair and balanced piece on the free Decanter magazine website called . Wither Tasting Notes most people would think this goes to the heart and soul of many wine magazines, blogs, etc. but he ,as he usually does, analyzes it in a rational way, something often missing in wine speak. BTW, his books, which I have consistently recommended, are another of his strengths. So heads-up. Robert Parker
Published 1st May 2024
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The Belgian Beer Book
Erik Verdonck Luc de RaedemaekerISBN
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Lannoo Publishers Hardback
World excluding Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Switzerland & Scandinavia
295 mm x 250 mm
704 Pages
500 color, 100 b&w
£30.00
The ultimate book on Belgian beer is now available again
Same size, same number of pages, attractively priced
The ultimate book on Belgian beer - discover Belgian beers, organised by style
Includes food pairing advice
Includes addresses of the best beer cafés in Belgium and around the world and a list of breweries to visit, with a detailed index
I love Belgian beer but until I picked up this book I never realized just how ignorant I was on the subject.The Belgian Beer Book grants you a ground floor view of Belgian Beer culture, Belgian Beer, and everything you might ever want to know about things related to Belgian Beer. Nerd Rage News
This massive 704-page book is packed with photos, stories, food pairing ideas, and beer and brewery guides that dig deep into one of the most storied beer cultures on the planet. The High Five Archive
This is the ultimate beer book, which, after reading, will have you packing your bags and getting on the first flight to Belgium. Celebrator Book News
This massive eight-pound, two-and-a-half-inch thick volume gives you what you would expect from its simple, straightforward title. Cleveland.com
Belgian beer is famous throughout the world. Beer connoisseurs Erick Verdonck and Luc De Raedemaeker explain everything there is to know about Belgian beer culture. How does the brewing process work? How do you tap, serve, taste and conserve a perfect beer? What are the different styles and types of beer? Which beers are the best ones and how about the recent craft beers? This book explains it all!
Erik Verdonck is a partner of The Belgian Beer Company and author of www.beertourism.com, an online platform about Belgium, gastronomy and tourism. He wrote several articles and books on beer and gastronomy.Luc De Raedemaeker is a teacher in the art of beer. He writes for magazines such as Hopper, Zytholoog, Vino Magazine, Chinese Hop magazine and American All About Beer. He is acclaimed internationally for his knowledge of beer and his critical mind.
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Sherry Julian Jeffs
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Academie du Vin Library
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234 mm x 156 mm
346 Pages
13 color, 14 b&w
The Classic Wine Library
£35.00
Sixth edition of world s most authoritative guide to Sherry, first published in 1960 Charts Sherry's history, details viticulture in the region and explains the intricacies of creating all types of Sherry
Author's infectious enthusiasm for the subject has entertained Sherry enthusiasts for decades
Fully revised and updated for its sixth edition, this benchmark book chronicles the changing face of Sherry its viticultural methods, the complex production techniques, the growth of the wine s trade and the region itself taking us from the area s early Phoenician settlers right up to the present day. Detailed sections on cultivation and production include information on both traditional and the now more commonly used modern methods of viticulture. Manzanilla, the wine of joy , receives an entire chapter to itself, before Jeffs brings the information on blending and tasting Sherry up to date. Sherry provides extensive details for all the shippers, updated for 2019, from the traditional family firms to the new boutique bodegas, along with thorough appendices for those who wish to delve into the fine details. This classic wine book unravels the timeless appeal of one of Spain s greatest wines, making it an essential resource for anybody with an interest or involvement in the world of Sherry.
Julian Jeffs is one of the world s leading authorities on Sherry and has written several books on Spanish wine. After leaving Cambridge, Jeffs got a job in the Sherry trade in Jerez, working in a bodega and seeing every stage in the production of wine. Called to the Bar in 1958, he took two years off to write the first edition of Sherry. He also wrote two more books on wine and others on law. A past President of the Circle of Wine Writers, he was out-of-house series editor of Faber Wine Books.
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150 Wine Bars You Need to Visit Before You Die Jurgen Lijcops
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230 mm x 169 mm
256 Pages
190 color, 10 b&w
150 Series
£30.00
The best wine bars in the world, selected by the author of 150 Bars You Need to Visit Before You Die
Around 17,000 copies sold of 150 Bars You Need to Visit Before You Die and counting Over 80,000 copies sold of the 150 series Must-visit wine bars around the world: classics and hidden gems
Jurgen Lijcops, author of the bestseller 150 Bars You Need to Visit Before You Die, selected the 150 wine bars you must visit, from Bordeaux to Cape Town, from Bangkok to Sydney. Some are unique because of their exquisite decor, others for their breathtaking views or their exceptional service. All of them have a unique wine list that will surprise even the most demanding connoisseurs.
Jurgen Lijcops has been working for years as a sommelier and spirits connoisseur at the highly regarded restaurants. He travels the world to constantly update his drink knowledge and knows the most exquisite bars where you can enjoy the best cocktails and spirits in a relaxed way. In 2016 he started Bar Burbure in Antwerp, with the most exquisite cocktails and long drinks. His previous book,150 Bars You Need to Visit Before You Die sold over 17,000 copies (and counting).
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150 Bars You Need to Visit Before You Die Jurgen
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9789401486194
Lannoo Publishers Hardback
World excluding Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Switzerland & Scandinavia
230 mm x 169 mm
256 Pages
150 color
150 Series
£30.00
A completely updated version of this elegant, bestselling bar guide, with 50 new bars One of the books in the successful, beautifully designed and instantly recognisable150 series
Since 150 Bars You Need to Visit Before You Die came out in 2018, more than 17,000 copies have been sold. Time for an updated version, with no less than 50 new bars. Discover which bars you must visit worldwide for their delicious cocktails, unique interiors or authentic atmosphere. Sommelier and spirits connoisseur Jurgen Lijcops once again takes you on a trip/bar crawl around the world and also gives you the best cocktail recipes en cours de route
Jurgen Lijcops has been working for years as a sommelier and spirits connoisseur at the highly regarded restaurants. He travels the world to constantly update his drink knowledge and knows the most exquisite bars where you can enjoy the best cocktails and spirits in a relaxed way. In 2016 he started Bar Burbure in Antwerp, with the most exquisite cocktails and long drinks.
Published 13th Sep 2022
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The Wines of Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova
Caroline GilbyISBN
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9781913141691
Academie du Vin Library
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234 mm x 156 mm
374 Pages 16 color, 18 b&w
The Classic Wine Library
£35.00
Winner of the OIV award 2020, Wines and Territories Category
Author is respected by the wine community across the region and has received awards from the national wine bodies, enabling her to gain a unique view denied to many outsiders
A uniquely authoritative work on the wines of three Eastern European wine countries
Eastern Europe is the last undiscovered gem of the wine world. Over the last thirty years three countries, Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova have been working hard to escape the legacy of communism. For all three the regimes that took hold after the Second World War affected their wine industries profoundly, with state farms favouring mechanization and mass production over care and quality. Recent decades have seen a huge switch in attitudes following privatization, with more focus on quality and reconnecting people with the land to rebuild these historic wine industries for today s wine drinkers.
Bulgarian wine s fall in sales in the West due to the rising popularity of New World wines, Moldova s economic crisis at the hands of a Russian ban on Moldovan wine and Romania s need to counter imports from foreign producers as tastes in wine change have forced wineries to rethink their approaches to viticulture and winemaking. Instead of production lines of anonymous wines, makers now focus on creating authentic regional wines using local and international varieties and modern techniques.
In The wines of Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova, Eastern European wine expert Caroline Gilby MW presents the wine stories of these three connected but distinct countries as one who has witnessed the vast changes as they happened. The cultures of the three countries, their complex and troubled histories and their roads to recovery are profiled here along with details of the geography, climate, grapes grown and, most importantly, the producers working to revive and reinvent their respective wine industries.
For those who seek something new beyond the traditional wines of Western Europe or who find New World wines losing their thrill The Wines of Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova is an inspirational introduction to a wine world waiting to be explored.
Caroline Gilby MW (1992) worked as a wine buyer for seven years before starting her own business as a consultant and freelance wine writer in 1995. She writes for Decanter, Harpers and The Drinks Business, as well as Hugh Johnson s Pocket Wine Book, The Wine Opus, Oxford Companion to Wine and Wines of the world. She judges regularly at international wine competitions including Decanter s World Wine Awards and has lectured for the WSET at Diploma level and for OIV s MSc in Wine Management.
Published 7th Feb 2024
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Italian Wines 2024
Edited by Gambero RossoISBN
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9788866412328
Gambero Rosso
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UK, Ireland, India, Australasia, South Africa, Scandinavia, The Netherlands, USA & Canada
230 mm x 135 mm
1062 Pages
Italian Wines
£26.00
Italian Wines is the English-language version of Gambero Rosso's Vini d'Italia, the world's best-selling guide to Italian wine
More than 2,500 producers are selected
Each entry brings together useful information about a winery
Each wine is evaluated according to the Gambero Rosso bicchieri rating, with Tre Bicchieri awarded to the top labels
Italian Wines is the English-language version of Gambero Rosso s Vini d Italia, the world s best-selling guide to Italian wine, now in its 37th edition. It is the result of a year s work by over 60 tasters, coordinated by three curators. They travel around the entire country to taste 45,000 wines, only half of which make it into the guide. More than 2,500 producers are selected. Each entry brings together useful information about a winery, including a description of its most important labels and price levels in Italian wine shops. Each wine is evaluated according to the Gambero Rosso bicchieri rating, with Tre Bicchieri awarded to the top labels. The guide is an essential tool for both wine professionals and passionate amateurs around the globe: it provides the instruments for finding one s way in the complex panorama of Italy s wine world. Published 11th Jan 2024
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Peñin Guide Spanish Wine 2024
Guía PeñínISBN
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9788412752014
Grupo Penin
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World excluding Mexico and Spain
210 mm x 145 mm
1248 Pages
78 color
Spanish Wines
£30.00
The most widely-read and complete Spanish wine guide Includes a free access code for the premium subscription to www.guiapenin.wine With ratings on around 9,900 wines and information on 2,000 wineries
Now in its 34th edition, the Guía Peñín is the ultimate guide to Spanish wine. Each year our team of tasters travel to every winegrowing area of Spain to taste and review new varieties, labels and vintages. This year s edition of the guide covers around 9,900 new wines. Whatever your budget, the Guía Peñín is the essential guide for those who want to discover the best of Spanish wine.
Guía Peñín has been tasting wines for the last 34 years, publishing the Peñín Guide, the most complete spanish wine guide in the world. Each year our team of tasters travels to every wine-growing area of Spain to taste and review new varieties, labels and vintages. Guía Peñín is the essential guide for those who want to discover the best of Spanish wine.
22nd Nov 2023
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The Wines of Germany
Anne KrebiehlISBN
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9781913141554
Academie du Vin Library
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234 mm x 156 mm
311 Pages
14 color, 12 b&w
The Classic Wine Library
£35.00
Winner of the 2020 Louis Roederer wine book of the year award
Explains the confusing German wine laws and their significance for today's wines
Features detailed profiles of the most interesting producers across all regions, providing a full view of the broad spectrum covered by Germany's winemakers
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 sweetish plonk. But following a bruising twentieth century, German wine over the past thirty years has experienced a renaissance. In The Wines of Germany, Master of Wine Anne Krebiehl takes us with her on a journey through vineyards clustered along the country s many winding rivers to uncover this new world of German wine.
She begins with a thorough explanation of German wine law a subject so complicated that it can alienate all but the most dedicated wine enthusiast taking a historical perspective and showing how current moves to review the law could considerably simplify it. It is only right that Riesling, the light and aromatic grape synonymous with this country, gets a chapter all to itself, as does Spätburgunder. Plantings of this grape doubled between 1990 and 2010 to make Germany the third-largest grower worldwide. As an enthusiast for Sekt, Krebiehl is keen to explain how far from the tank-produced wines of past decades this sparkling wine has come, with artisan winemakers across the regions returning to the old methods to create bottle-fermented Sekts of quality.
Taking the thirteen regions in turn, Krebiehl explains the unique history, geography and climate of each, presenting a selection of some of her favourite producers. From the famed steep slopes of the Mosel, where Riesling reaches its pinnacle of expression, through the largest region, Rheinhessen, home of the infamous Liebfraumilch, to less well-known regions such as Saale-Unstrut and Sachsen, Krebiehl paints a vivid picture of each region s unique offering, inspiring readers to begin their own explorations.
German-born but London-based, Anne Krebiehl MW is a wine writer and lecturer. Her work has been published in many trade and consumer publications. She lectures, particularly on German wine, consults for London restaurants and translates wine-related texts. Anne also judges at international wine competitions. Her interests are German, Austrian, Italian and New Zealand wines, with a particular focus on Pinot Noir, Riesling and traditional method sparkling wines.
Published 7th Feb 2024
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The Wines of Northern Spain
From Galicia to the Pyrenees and Rioja to the Basque Country
Sarah Jane Evans
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9781913141561
Academie du Vin Library
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234 mm x 156 mm
344 Pages
16 color, 8 b&w
The Classic Wine Library
£35.00
Much needed thorough and up-to-date analysis of the wines of northern Spain
Author is a leading authority on the wines of Spain and has received honours from many of its wine regions for her work championing the wines
Spain is currently one of the most exciting and dynamic wine-producing countries in Europe and its third largest wine exporter
Although rightly famed for the wines of Rioja, the north of Spain has even more to offer the wine adventurer. Criss-crossed by rivers, its landscape ranges from the dramatic Pyrenees in the north-east to the low inlets of the Atlantic coast in the west. Growers and consumers can enjoy a diversity of terroirs and an exciting array of native varieties.
This introduction to the wines of northern Spain explores the changes, starting in the west, where the wineries of Galicia from Rías Baixas to Valdeorras have multiplied, while Bierzo is building a reputation for aromatic, refreshing reds, and Castilla y León is home to a growing number of individual, top quality producers. Travelling east, the success of Ribera del Duero has attracted investors from outside the region, all eager to gain a share of the limelight, while Aragón is busy building an international reputation for its venerable bush vine Garnachas. Across the country, a new generation is joining established producers in a remarkable blossoming of fine wines. Extensive producer profiles and established and well-known estates mingle on the page with newer makers and small producers to provide a thoroughly up-to-date and indispensable reference. For all wine enthusiasts keen to explore this region whether in person or from a favourite armchair The Wines of Northern Spain is essential reading.
Sarah Jane Evans MW is an award-winning wine-writer, journalist and speaker at conferences worldwide. She is co-Chairman of the Decanter World Wine Awards panel and a Trustee of the André Simon book awards. She judges at wine shows internationally. She is a former Chair of the Institute of Masters of Wine and current Chair of the Gran Orden de Caballeros de Vino. She is a certified Sherry educator and has received the awards of Dama de Albariño and Dama de Solear.
Published 7th Feb 2024
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New edition of a true wine classic
The Story of Champagne
Nicholas FaithISBN
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9781913141820
Academie du Vin Library
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234 mm x 156 mm
272 Pages
12 color, 27 b&w
The Classic Wine Library
£35.00
Completely updated directory of growers and wines
Nicholas Faith was a master storyteller and here brings the personalities and events of this impressive wine region vividly to life
It is extraordinary enough that one small area in north-eastern France, on the northern edge of Europe s wine-growing regions, should be capable of producing the finest sparkling wine in the world, one of the few worth discussing as a wine and not merely as a sparkling beverage. Yet Champagne fascinates not only wine lovers, but also historians social, economic, political linguists, physiologists, physicists and chemists. The long-awaited new edition of Nicholas Faith s landmarkThe Story of Champagne tells the tale of Champagne from the winemakers point of view. This classic study of the world s greatest wine is a masterpiece of storytelling and analysis that has for decades sent readers away with renewed excitement about the different types of Champagne and the landscape, geology and climate that inspire them. The story of champagne explores the history of Champagne from its origins in the seventeenth century to the high-tech industry of the twenty-first before examining the wine itself, how it is made, thecrus, the vines and the harvest. Faith provides completely up-to-date statistics on wine production and consumption and finishes the book with an allimportant evaluation of today s most important producers. The Story of Champagne is essential reading for anyone interested in the world s most celebrated wine.
Nicholas Faith was renowned for the books and hundreds of articles he wrote on wines and spirits over a 30-year period. His first book, The Winemasters, won the André Simon award. He also edited the prestigious magazine L Amateur de Bordeaux. Founder of the International Spirits Challenge, the world s leading alcoholic spirits competition, Nicholas Faith became in September 2010 the first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award given by the Bureau National Interprofessional de Cognac.
Published 6th Feb 2024
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The Wines of Portugal
Richard Mayson
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Academie du Vin Library
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234 mm x 156 mm
356 Pages
14 color, 15 b&w
The Classic Wine Library
£35.00
Portugal is rich in native grape varieties, providing much scope for those interested in new wine-drinking experiences Portugal is a popular holiday destination and this book is the ideal guide for wine tourists
Author is an expert on Portuguese wines and the regional chair for Port and Madeira at the Decanter World Wine Awards
A prolific writer and the author of five books on wine, Richard Mayson is also one of three series editors for The Classic Wine Library
Richard Mayson has had a fifty-year relationship with Portugal. During those years Portugal has changed greatly, as have its wines. The cooperatives and wine merchants of the 1970s produced patriotically Portuguese blended wines with little sense of place. Dão, Bairrada and Vinho Verde all existed as demarcated regions but were not fulfilling their potential. Alentejo was unrecognised as a region and unfortified Douro wines were merely a curiosity. The last half century has seen a proliferation of new regions and smaller wine producers growing grapes and making wine expressive of Portugal s many recognised terroirs.
The Wines of Portugal begins by detailing the history of Portuguese wine, noting particularly how the long-standing relationship with Britain was instrumental in creating a market for wine. The grapes, including the country s many indigenous varieties, are analysed in terms of their performance in Portugal s various terroirs. Mayson then goes on to present the regions in four broad categories: wines from the Atlantic littoral, mountain wines, plains wines of the south and the island wines of Madeira and the Azores. A chapter on rosé wine examines how brands such as Mateus kick-started the post-war wine industry, while another explores sparkling wine, for which most DOCs include a provision and which has experienced a recent revival in interest. The producer profiles feature Portugal s leading growers, from the historically important to drivers of change and interesting newcomers.
This thorough study from an acknowledged expert in Portuguese wine is an essential addition to any wine-enthusiast s library.
Richard Mayson is an award-winning wine writer and an authority on Portuguese wine. A lecturer and consultant, he writes for Decanter and The World of Fine Wine and is a contributor to the Oxford Companion to Wine, the Larousse Encyclopedia of Wine and the World Atlas of Wine. His books include Port and the Douro, Madeira: The Islands and Their Wines and The Wines of Portugal. He is Chair of the Decanter World Wine Awards for Port and Madeira Wine.
Published 7th Feb 2024
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The Wines of New Zealand
Rebecca GibbISBN
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9781913141653
Academie du Vin Library
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World excluding Australia
234 mm x 156 mm
354 Pages
16 colour, 12 b&w
The Classic Wine Library
£35.00
New Zealand wines continue to grow in popularity in both the UK and US, with total export volumes increasing by 10% in 2016 and continuing to climb
Award-winning author lived in New Zealand for six years and retains strong links with the country and its wineries
Producer information and guide to wine tourism make it essential reading for the New Zealand-bound wine enthusiast
New Zealand s wine industry has grown rapidly over the last thirty years, with the world s wine drinkers falling particularly hard for the Marlborough region s distinctive Sauvignon Blancs. But New Zealand wine goes far beyond the exuberant whites grown in the north of its South Island.
In The Wines of New Zealand Master of Wine Rebecca Gibb takes us on a vinous journey through Aotearoa ( land of the long white cloud ) and opens our eyes to the huge variety of wines created throughout the two islands of one of the world s most southerly wine-producing lands. She begins by covering the history of winemaking in New Zealand the first grapes were planted 200 years ago, but it has only recently realized its potential. There is then an introduction to the New Zealand climate and the leading grapes including 10 must-try wines for each variety.
The major wine producing regions are detailed in turn, from Northland, the most northerly and warmest region, offering ripe Chardonnays and rich reds, to the cooler South Island, where bright whites and nuanced Pinot Noirs abound. Profiles, including recommended wines, are given for a selection of the country s nearly 700 producers, providing an overview of the most exciting wineries and their differing approaches to viticulture and winemaking. For those readers seeking to complete their exploration of this breathtaking country in person, there is a useful chapter giving details on wine-related activities in New Zealand.
This expert and accessible guide to New Zealand wines is a refreshing addition to the library of any wine enthusiast.
Rebecca Gibb became a Master of Wine in 2015, graduating top in her class. Until 2015 she was the editor of wine web site Wine-Searcher, based in Auckland. She is a former UK Young Wine Writer of the Year and Louis Roederer Emerging Wine Writer of the Year. Rebecca was features editor of Harpers, wine editor of Le Pan and has written for Decanter, Vinous, Wine Business International, Imbibe, Food & Travel and Sommelier Journal
Published 6th Feb 2024
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Wine Tasting
Michael Broadbent
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9781913141004
Academie du Vin Library
Hardback
World excluding Australia
246 mm x 189 mm
160 Pages
38 color, 32 b&w
£35.00
Reading this book for the first time, I was struck by how much the wine world has changed over the past half century, as well as by how much Broadbent still influences the way we taste and appreciate wine. - Washington Post
An essential book for all budding wine students
Demystifies the subject while bringing it alive
A wine book classic
Michael Broadbent, wine critic, writer, auctioneer and much-admired expert revolutionised the wine trade with his first edition of Wine Tasting in 1968 and has continued to capture the magic of wine for over 50 years, bringing it to the page and to the public in compelling detail, always tinged with his uniquely wry sense of humour.
Michael s original text (from the 1975 edition) updated with the latest vintages and footnotes revealing Michael s reactions to the changing wine scene.
Personal tributes to Michael from Hugh Johnson OBE, Jancis Robinson OBE MW, Steven Spurrier, the late Gerard Basset OBE MW MS, and international wine auctioneers Paul Bowker and Fritz Hatton.
He had added what the wine trade had lacked; a veneer of scholarship, and a dealer of genius. Hugh Johnson
A must read Ian Harris, CEO of the Wine and Spirit Education Trust
Michael Broadbent was the Chairman of Christies in London as well as the founder of their Wine Course which is still taught today after 40 years. He was a wine merchant and auctioneer of world famous renown, and the first Honorary President of the Wine & Spirit Education Trust, and President of the International Wine and Food Society. He published many books on wine, and was awarded many prizes and honours for his contribution to wine globally and for his books.
Published 1st Sep 2021
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Chateau Musar The Story of
a Wine Icon
Edited by Susan KeevilISBN
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9781913141042
Academie du Vin Library
Hardback
World excluding Australia
246 mm x 189 mm
208 Pages 115 color, 45 b&w
£35.00
Chateau Musar is a cult wine and has many fans around the world
A truly great wine adventure story
Explores how this wine has been made by the same family since 1930
Beautifully photographed by Lucy Pope, capturing the splendour of the Beka'a Valley
Winemaking is never easy but in the case of Chateau Musar, the most famous wine to come out of Lebanon, there have been times when it has been almost impossibly difficult. Serge Hochar would say in Lebanon, difficulties are our habit. We are addicted to difficulties! and he famously continued to make his wines regardless of the bombing and shelling attacks going on around him. This is his story, and the story of Gaston, Marc, Ralph and Tarek, the new generation that follows him, carrying on the tradition of making wines of charisma and character with minimal interference. It is a tale of our times; winemaking at its most instinctive and natural, inspired by Mother Nature, and resonating powerfully with the spirit of survival that has sustained the Hochars troubled homeland, Lebanon.
With contributions from Kevin Gould, Elizabeth Gilbert, Catherine Miles, Edward Ragg MW, Fongyee Walker MW, Jancis Robinson MW, Michael Broadbent, Steven Spurrier, Andrew Jefford, Bartholomew Broadbent and Susan Keevil, Chateau Musar, The Story of a Wine Icon is the perfect read for those who want to learn more about this incredible wine and delve into the multi-millennia-tradition of Lebanese wine.
Susan Keevil started her life in wine as a cellar rat cooling Chardonnays in Australia s Hunter Valley, none of which prepared her for the world of book publishing back in the UK where she honed her wine knowledge working with Hugh Johnson on six editions of his international best-seller, the Pocket Wine Book. Susan then landed her dream job as editor of Decanter magazine (the path to many worldwide wine adventures) and later became author of the Which? Guide to Wine as well as a regular magazine columnist and contributor. The launch of the Académie du Vin Library in 2019 saw a return to specialist wine books for which Susan is a writer and editor-in-chief.
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On BurgundyFrom
Maddening to Marvellous in 59 Wine Tales
Edited by Susan KeevilIntroduction by Jasper Morris MW
Foreword by Aubert de Villaine
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9781913141530
Academie du Vin Library
Hardback
World excluding Australia
246 mm x 189 mm
280 Pages
113 color, 13 b&w
On
£35.00
A multi-layered look at this essential wine, beautifully designed to bring the region to life on the page
Contributions from top Burgundy writers: Jasper Morris MW, Allan Meadows, Raymond Blake, Kermit Lynch, Jeannie Cho Lee MW, Hugh Johnson, Margaret Rand, Serena Sutcliffe and many more, including Evelyn Waugh
The fascinating history and Burgundy's place in the world today, and its aspirations for the future
Full of stories about the innovators and characters
Next in the series after On Champagne, one of 2023's wine books of the year in Sunday Telegraph and Washington Post
You might not be able to afford the top wines, but you can still read about them. Decanter
It s a book full of all the grand gestures sweeping statements, effusive adoration, intense emotion, hyperbole and predictable clichés. Few authors have held back. But somehow, because it s burgundy, it s OK. Thank goodness for drunken wolves. JancisRobinson.com
a compilation that delivers on the title. Did you know there were once wolves in Burgundy? Bloomberg
Some anthologies preserve, some embalm; this one s exuberantly alive, a divergent parliament, a busy talking place with no whispers. World Of Fine Wine
Burgundy is France s most prized and prestigious wine region today as well as being one of its oldest and most traded, if not always by the English. Its wines, to quote Jay McInerney who contributes, are for lovers, lunatics and poets and are the textbook definition of what terroir is all about. Villages mere metres apart produce wines of startlingly different personalities, and it is one of the rare regions in Europe whose red and white wines are equally celebrated. For all of its precious history it is also a region at the forefront of vinous innovation, with many winemakers certified as biodynamic. It is home to some of the world s most famous wine estates, and its top wines are all made from just one red and one white grape, yet the range of wine styles across the region, from Chablis in the north to Beaujolais in the south is significant. On Burgundy explores all of these themes and ideas with contributions from many of the world s top wine writers, looking at the kings, popes, mavericks and pioneers who have made wine in this region for generations.
Susan Keevil started her life in wine as a cellar rat cooling Chardonnays in Australia s Hunter Valley, none of which prepared her for the world of book publishing back in the UK where she honed her wine knowledge working with Hugh Johnson on six editions of his international best-seller, The Pocket Wine Book. Susan then landed her dream job as editor of Decanter magazine (the path to many worldwide wine adventures) and later became author of the Which? Guide to Wine as well as a regular magazine columnist and contributor. The launch of the Académie du Vin Library in 2019 saw a return to specialist wine books for which Susan is a writer and editor-in-chief.
Published 4th Oct 2023
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From Bordeaux to the Stars
The Reawakening of a Wine Legend
Jean-Michel Cazes
Translated by Jane Anson
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9781913141486
Academie du Vin Library
Hardback
World excluding Australia
240 mm x 170 mm
320 Pages
130 color
£35.00
Bordeaux s transformation from provincial backwater to the world s most treasured wine region
Seen through the eyes of Jean-Michel Cazes, doyen of classed growth Château Lynch-Bages
a quite remarkable book For students of this period and for future historians, this will be essential reading. World of Fine Wine
This wide-ranging memoir of one of Bordeaux s grandest fromages, who died in June aged 88, is full of history and anecdote. Telegraph Owner of Château Lynch-Bages, Grand Cru Classé of Pauillac, Jean-Michel Cazes is an international figure in wine. He has contributed to bringing the Bordeaux vineyard into the modern day and bears witness to the upheavals in the wine world over the past 50 years.
After a golden age crowned by the 1855 classification which made Bordeaux crus the most famous wines in the world, the Bordeaux vineyards took time to integrate the changes of the 20th and 21st centuries. Jean-Michel Cazes witnessed the crisis of the 1970s which saw the aura of Bordeaux tarnish and the price of its wines collapse. He was a major player in their revival and their tireless ambassador. The family history and personal journey of this enthusiastic entrepreneur, winegrower at heart, make his book a real saga. His experience and his wise reflections are all keys to deciphering the complex heritage and functioning of the grands crus of Bordeaux. This book, translated by leading Bordeaux expert, Jane Anson, is his story, not just of his own journey, but of the evolution of winemaking over the 20th century and into the 21st, where his son now runs one of the most progressive chateaux in the world, in a new facility designed by Pei Partnership.
In 1973, then an engineer at IBM, Jean-Michel Cazes joined the Médoc where his father, insurer and mayor of Pauillac, entrusted him with the exploitation of the vines of Chateau Lynch-Bages, the property of the family since 1939. He undertook the modernisation of Lynch-Bages and Ormes de Pez. From 1988, he acquired new vineyards: Villa Bel-Air in the Graves, then the Domaine de l'Ostal in La Livinière in the Languedoc, and in 2005, the Domaine des Sénéchaux in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and a few years later, the Château HautBatailley in Pauillac. He has also created new wines, in Portugal (Quinta do Meco in the Douro Valley) and in Australia (Tapanappa). From 1986, he took part in the construction of Axa-Millésimes (Pichon-Longueville and Cantenac-Brown in Médoc, Quinta do Noval in Portugal, Disznokö in Hungary, etc.), which he managed for 14 years.
Published 12th Apr 2023
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The Bordeaux Club
The convivial adventures of 12 friends and the world's finest wine Neil McKendrick
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9781913141349
Academie du Vin Library
Hardback
World excluding Australia
246 mm x 189 mm
300 Pages
38 color, 32 b&w
£35.00
A wine fairy tale - you have a seat at the table of some legendary meals with some of the greatest Bordeaux vintages ever tasted 1865, 1929, 1945, 1961, 1985, 1990 the highlights of these six famous Bordeaux vintages are revealed
Forewords by Hugh Johnson and Andrew Roberts, giving both the context of the wines and of the social history captured by the club
For all lovers of fine wine, this is a wine book classic
From a historical point of point, the book is fascinating From a literary point of view, it s eloquent If you re a Bordeaux wine collector with deep pockets and a large cellar, it s invaluable. Tamlyn Currin, Jancis Robinson
Associations and societies such as the Bordeaux Club are the very acme of civilization. Botticelli and Bach were engaged in the eternal quest for truth and beauty in painting and music, and the Bordeaux Club did the same for viniculture. Andrew Roberts
For lovers of claret indeed, all wine this can only be described as a drool-inducing book. World of Fine Wine
The story of 12 friends who gathered to share and celebrate the extraordinary wines of Bordeaux. Like-minded in their love of wine, they differed wildly (often alarmingly!) in their personal wealth, life and circumstances their opinions, always voiced, had the power to ignite anger and divide friendships just as easily as they bound them together. Neil McKendrick, member and minute-taker for 57 of the Club s 70 extraordinary years, weaves the tale of this convivial group with the rigour of a Cambridge academic (he is exMaster of Gonville and Caius) and the humour of a born raconteur. Alongside the likes of Hugh Johnson, Steven Spurrier and Michael Broadbent, he celebrates the beauty of top-class Bordeaux and the splendour of each setting from glorious country park to rickety Dickensian boardroom in which these men were lucky enough to dine, serving up memories of vintages the like of which we will never see again.
Neil McKendrick was the 40th Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He is now a life fellow of the college. McKendrick was educated at Alderman Newton's School, Leicester, and Christ's College, Cambridge, where he won an Entrance Scholarship. He is an Emeritus Reader in History having taught Modern English Social and Economic History as well as Business, Literature and Society, 1690 1990. He is also a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. During his time at the college he was successively Lecturer in History, Director of Studies in History, Graduate Tutor and Master. He was also the Secretary for The Bordeaux Club for most of his membership of the club.
Published 28th Nov 2022
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Discover tea as an alternative for wine
Tea Wine's Sober Sibling Mariëlla Erkens
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9789089899323
Lannoo Publishers
Hardback
World excluding Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Switzerland & Scandinavia
240 mm x 170 mm
292 Pages
180 color
£40.00
Includes over 70 recipes and food pairing suggestions
Interesting for cooks, tea connoisseurs and everybody who wants to know more about tea and its possibilities
Features a clear and handy system to analyse taste
Tea: Wine s Sober Sibling is an in-depth guide into the myriad possibilities of pairing tea, and preparing tea, for connoisseurs and beginners alike. It is both a handbook and a cookbook with over 70 original recipes, each with mouthwatering pictures and three matching tea suggestions. In chapters that explore the relationship and pairing of tea and cheese, tea and chocolate, and tea in mixed drinks (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic), you will learn how to use tea as an ingredient for cooking through easy-to-follow recipes. Various methods of steeping tea are covered, and readers will learn how to easily prepare tea for everyday enjoyment, the best practices for restaurant use, and more advanced, intricate methods for the experienced tea lover. Take a deep dive into the world of tea and food pairings with close to 300 pages brimming with information, including 6 pages with tea-related links to recommended tea shops, schools, and videos.
Mariëlla Erkens is a tea connoisseur, educator, and a food pairing specialist living in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She was the owner and head chef of Eden, a restaurant in the fishing village of Itacaré, Brazil, from 2003 to 2008, where she served contemporary dishes with seafood and vegetarian food. From 2008 to 2011, Mariëlla Erkens worked as a freelance chef and food stylist in Amsterdam.
Published 3rd Nov 2022
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Louis XIII Cognac The Thesaurus
Farid Chenoune
Edited by Karen HowesPreface by
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John Malkovich
9781788841986
ACC Art Books
Hardback
World excluding France
330 mm x 245 mm
288 Pages
£65.00
Journey through the history of Louis XIII, a luxury cognac from the House of Rémy Martin Testimonies from early twentieth-century letters and diaries speak to the enduring quality of the brand Illustrations, photographs and stylish design evoke the aesthetic of the period Preface by John Malkovich
First exhibited at the Exposition Universelle (Paris, 1900) Louis XIII has embodied sophistication for over a century. Each bottle is a unique work of art, from the decanter each of which requires eleven craftsmen to blow the crystal, apply the ornamentation and wrap the 20-K gold collar around its slender neck to the cognac itself. Composed of up to 1200 eaux-de-vie from the first cru of the Cognac region, Grande Champagne, Louis XIII balances notes of myrrh, honey, dried roses, plum, honeysuckle, cigar boxes, leather, figs and passion fruit in an unmatched, ambrosial blend.
This book is an ode to the cognac, sung by some of its earliest and most vibrant devotees. We delve into the diaries and letters of two passionate travellers aboard the America-bound cruiser Normandie, 1935; the agenda of King George VI and his wife Queen Elizabeth on their visit to Versailles in 1938; and the first-hand account of a young millionaire who, while on a trip to Constantinople in 1928, requested that the OrientExpress stop so that the surface of his brandy might lie still.
Tracing the history of the iconic decanter from the pewter flask found after the Battle of Jarnac to the inspired glass vessels that captivated the royal courts of Europe, Louis XIII Cognac The Thesaurus promises an elegant and entertaining glimpse into this prestigious cognac and the characters who drank it.
Since the early 1700s, when a winegrower first began selling cognac under his own name, the House of Rémy Martin has ascended to the apex of class and refinement. Combining sustainable viticulture policies with exceptional eaux-de-vie, Rémy Martin prides itself on the heritage of its threecenturies-old dynasty, the talent of its cellar masters and tasting committee, and its dedication to the future of the brand. As one of the biggest producers of cognac worldwide, Rémy Martin's philosophy can be traced back to their logo: the rearing centaur, its feet on the ground and its head in the stars. Karen Howes established The Interior Archive in 1994, considered to be one of Europe's leading picture agencies, as well as one of the finest interior design resources, specialising in interiors and lifestyle images by some of the world's leading photographers. She has published a series of books, which include Living in London (Simon Upton/Thames & Hudson); My Cookbook (Gerard Depardieu/Zabert Sandmann Verlag) and Luxury Minimal (Fritz von der Schulenburg/Thames & Hudson).
Published 8th Aug 2022