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On Tuscany
From Brunello to Bolgheri, Wine Tales from the Heart of Italy
Edited by Susan Keevil Foreword by David Gleave
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9781913141981
Academie du Vin Library
Hardback
World excluding Australia
246 mm x 189 mm
272 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 Tuscany writers: Andrew Jefford, Hugh Johnson, Nicolas Belfrage MW, Jancis Robinson MW, David Gleave MW, Walter Speller, Gabriele Gorelli MW, Burton Anderson, Ruth Rogers, Neil Beckett, Victoria Moore, Gerald Asher, D H Lawrence, Fiona Morrison MW
The fascinating history and Tuscany'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 Burgundy, one of 2023's wine books of the year
From the melée and muddle of Italy s vinous past, Tuscany emerged triumphant. The world s restaurants began to clamour for its Chianti and the Super Tuscan rebel-wines that captured the hearts, palates and pockets of any wine lover who sipped them. It found fame and fortune but had it gone too far ? On Tuscany s authors unravel the truths of this enchanted vineyard its tortured landscape of clashing mountains and upended seas, its mysterious Etruscan forebears, the Medici aristocrats and warring tribes who fought to control it. And the stoic peasants, whose thwarted creativity and intuitive ways with wine won through in the end. It tells the story of its king of grapes, Sangiovese, and the courtiers that grapple for its throne, and of the maverick winemakers who harness this region s passion for wine today, steadying the roller coaster before it once again goes too far and too fast
With contributions from Andrew Jefford, Hugh Johnson, Nicolas Belfrage MW, Jancis Robinson MW, David Gleave MW, Walter Speller, Gabriele Gorelli MW, Burton Anderson, Ruth Rogers, Neil Beckett, Victoria Moore, Gerald Asher, D H Lawrence, Fiona Morrison MW.
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 Burgundy
From Maddening to Marvellous in 59 Wine Tales
Edited by Susan Keevil
Introduction 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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On Champagne
A tapestry of tales to celebrate the greatest sparkling wine of all
Edited by Susan Keevil Introduction by Tom Stevenson
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9781913141356
Academie du Vin Library
Hardback
World excluding Australia
246 mm x 189 mm
272 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 champagne writers: Tom Stevenson, Essi Avelan MW, Serena Sutcliffe MW, Peter Liem, Tyson Stelzer and Robert Walters, and champagne s modern era is welcomed in by Evelyn Waugh
The fascinating history and Champagne'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 California, one of 2022's wine books of the year in Sunday Telegraph, Washington Post and New York Times
On Champagne is the wine book that every lover of the world s most famous bubbles has been waiting for whether they realised it or not. Club O Enologique if you love champagne, this is another must-buy. And apologies for the terrible pun, but it is genuinely true this book fizzes with wonderful stuff. Jancis Robinson
Presenting the story of the iconic French fizz from its accidental beginnings to the present day and looking to the future, there is plenty for Champagne-lovers to enjoy. Decanter Champagne is never a simple glass of fizz As soon as the cork flies, the first sip reveals a wine of fascinating complexity. For even the most modest non-vintage cuvée, a bevy of blending decisions, multi layers of history and the incalculable climate of this northern corner of France all come into play. In On Champagne the thoughts, opinions and conclusions of the world s finest champagne writers gather to reveal this wine s action-packed trajectory from the myth of its accidental discovery not in France, we find, but in the cider cellars of England to the development of a high-tech champagne fit for space travel. It s a journey that starts and ends with capturing that sparkle in a bottle and along the way beguiles us with the nuances of its chalky terrain, the determination of rebels from Ambonnay to Avize, and the mystery of a champagne cellar under the sea. We meet the pioneers who created the great champagnes of the past and the personalities who are greening this landscape, nurturing it through climate change to shape the exquisite champagnes of the future.
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 Bordeaux Tales of the Unexpected from the World's Greatest Wine Region
Edited by Susan Keevil Introduction by Jane Anson
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9781913141059
Academie du Vin Library
Hardback
World excluding Australia
246 mm x 189 mm
288 Pages
94 color, 10 b&w
On
£35.00
Bordeaux is the world's most famous and arguably favourite wine region. This book tells its story
Articles and extracts from some of the most loved wine writers of yesterday and today
An essential wine book for every wine lover and wine student
Beautifully designed and illustrated to bring the region to life on the page
When things turn out right for Bordeaux, as they frequently do, its wines are sublime. They inspire many thousands of tributes, from Samuel Pepys succinct reviews to the most rhapsodic of Michael Broadbent s tasting notes in short, over 300 years of wine writing. On Bordeaux is a collection of the best bits, from our best-loved wine writers, critics and commentators, set around 10 of the themes that make Bordeaux tick.
As Jane Anson writes in her introduction: multi-layered, clear-eyed, moving and often extremely funny [this] collection of stories celebrates, illuminates and renews our understanding of Bordeaux.
* Hugh Johnson, Fiona Beckett and Baron Elie de Rothschild discuss dining out on Bordeaux: how best to serve it, with what and who with.
* Mathieu Chadronnier, Christian Seely and Joe Fattorini shed light on the way we see claret today.
* Ian Maxwell Campbell extols the virtues of 1871 and 1875, the last great vintages before the phylloxera plague.
* Fiona Morrison MW explores Bordeaux s great bounce-back and how the vintage of 1982 changed everything.
* John Salvi, Bill Blatch and Peter Vinding-Diers reveal the wines that lead the way to Bordeaux s future.
* Joe Fattorini serves up everything you need to know on running the iconic Medoc Marathon.
* Hugh Johnson pays tribute to Bordeaux master Michael Broadbent.
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 California From Napa to Nebbiolo Wine Tales from the Golden State
Edited by Susan Keevil Introduction by Karen MacNeil
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9781913141202
Academie du Vin Library
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California is the largest wine region in the world, as well as one of its most-regarded - this book tells its story
Articles and extracts from some of the most loved wine writers of yesterday and today
An essential wine book for every wine lover and wine student
Beautifully designed and illustrated to bring the region to life on the page
A standout among the drink books published this year, which ought to be on the Christmas list of every wine lover, even if they don t think they have much interest in American wine. Victoria Moore, The Telegraph
This is a book for novices and geeks interested in the significance of California through America s wine history, from the swashbuckling era of Agoston Haraszthy through modern Napa s cult cabernets and today s despair over wildfires and drought. David McIntyre, Washington Post
New York Times picks On California for their This Year s Best Wine Books . Its short selections from nearly three dozen writers offer impressionistic, thought-provoking views of the state and its winemaking history. New York Times
There is something for everyone here. Sommelier India
On California explores the grapes and the people who have made California wine great. The pioneers, the boffins, the whizz-kids and scientists, many of whom tell their stories on its pages some in precious archive material, others have set down their thoughts mid-pandemic in 2021: Randall Grahm, Gerald Asher, Steven Spurrier, Paul Draper and Warren Winiarski take a bow .
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California wine and the future: where will the California spirit lead next?
The Hollywood Grape : our authors chart the path of Cabernet Sauvignon, from the wish-list of Thomas Jefferson to the hallowed hillsides of Stag s Leap and Screaming Eagle 1976? Of course it was a competition! Steven Spurrier and Patricia Gallagher look back at the motivations behind the famous Paris wine tasting Top New York sommelier Victoria James tells of her near-death introduction to the whacky world of winemaking in Sonoma
Will the real Zinfandel please stand up? Paul Draper seeks out the true heritage of California s versatile orphan grape
Contributions from top California writers: Elaine Chukan Brown, Mary Margaret McCamic MW, Karen MacNeil, Esther Mobley, Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Liz Thach MW, Clare Tooley MW, and Kelli White Hugh Johnson, Jane Anson and Fiona Morrison MW introduce California s intrepid wine pioneers
Rex Pickett s Sideways heroes, Jack and Miles, clink glasses over the Central Coast s finest Pinot Noir
A Z: from Bob Mondavi to Xylem sap-sensors and pink Zinfandel California wine in bite-size
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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Bordeaux: The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide
A pocket guide to Bordeaux for the wineinterested tourist Georgie Hindle
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9781917084512
Academie du Vin Library
Paperback / softback
World excluding Australia
178 mm x 115 mm
192 Pages
100 color
The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide
£12.99
A new series aimed at a cultured traveller who wants to visit some wineries and vineyards as part of a trip to a famous wine region
Perfect for people with different levels of wine knowledge
Top vineyards to visit, top restaurants and wine bars across the region, written by locals
Explains the main wine styles and the regions' top grapes
Vintage guide and help with wine lists
A handy and stylish pocket guide to Bordeaux, The Smart Traveller s Wine Guide covers everything you need to know about the world s greatest wine region, from its centuries-long history and the geography of its famous wine appellations, to where to get the best steak frites in the city of Bordeaux. This is a guide written by wine experts for the wine-interested tourist. Everything about this complex region is covered: the difference between St Emilion and Pomerol, wine routes to take you past the legendary châteaux of the Médoc, how to read a Bordeaux wine list. The Smart Traveller s Wine Guide series is written in collaboration with Club Oenologique, with comprehensive listings of restaurants, hotels, cafés and bars, points of wider cultural interest such as art galleries and museums, which châteaux you can visit, Bordeaux winemakers favourite restaurants and more.
Georgie Hindle is the Bordeaux correspondent for Decanter magazine and editor of Decanter Premium. She joined Decanter as deputy online editor in 2011; over the next decade she travelled regularly to Bordeaux, in 2019 becoming regional editor for France, overseeing Decanter's global fine wine content. She moved to France in 2021.
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Rioja: The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide
A pocket guide to Rioja for the wine-interested tourist
Fintan Kerr
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9781917084505
Academie du Vin Library
Paperback / softback
World excluding Australia
178 mm x 115 mm
192 Pages
100 color
The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide
£12.99
A new series aimed at a cultured traveller who wants to visit some wineries and vineyards as part of a trip to a famous wine region
Perfect for people with different levels of wine knowledge
Top vineyards to visit, top restaurants and wine bars across the region, written by locals
Explains the main wine styles and the regions' top grapes
Vintage guide and help with wine lists
A handy and stylish pocket guide to Rioja, The Smart Traveller s Wine Guide covers everything you need to know about Spain s most famous wine region, its fascinating 150-year relationship with Bordeaux, the history of its great bodegas, the complex business of barrel ageing, the differences between modern and classic Rioja and where to find the best tapas in Rioja. This is a guide written by wine experts for the wine-interested tourist. Everything about this complex region is covered: the difference between Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa, wine routes to take you past architectural masterpieces like Frank Gehry s Marques de Riscal and Calatrava s Bodegas Ysios. The Smart Traveller s Wine Guide series is written in collaboration with Club Oenologique, with comprehensive listings of restaurants, hotels, cafés and bars, points of wider cultural interest such as art galleries and museums, which bodegas you can visit, how to read a Rioja wine list, Rioja winemakers favourite restaurants and more.
Fintan Kerr is a wine writer and educator based in Barcelona. He focuses on Spanish, Italian and French wines and organises regular tastings and courses in Barcelona, whilst also writing about the world of wine for timatkin.com and other prestigious journals. He can be found on X at @winecuentista or at winecuentista.com.
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A new approach to understanding wine
Wine Confident
There's No Wrong Way to Enjoy Wine Kelli A White
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9781917084499
Academie du Vin Library
Hardback
World excluding Australia
230 mm x 189 mm
224 Pages
80 color
£25.00
Keli White's very personal approach to exploring this fascinating and delicious subject will resonate with wine students for years to come - destined to be a modern classic
Kelli White loves every aspect of wine ( especially the science-y bits ) and wants to ignite the same kind of passion in her readers. Here, she introduces the many ways in which we can taste it, talk it, appreciate it, choose it, understand it, and navigate its enjoyment with confidence. There are countless ways to engage with wine. If you are a history buff, it has a multi-thousand-year story to plumb. A lover of language and travel? Wine is being made in more countries than ever before and on every continent (except Antarctica). A foodie? Wine is a natural companion to food, and the two can interact in unexpectedly thrilling ways. For those who have fallen in love with wine already, this book is an imaginative and practical guide to embarking on its greatest adventures. For those who haven t yet, it is the spark to light the fuse
Kelli White was 21 when she first tasted wine and had no idea, until then, of the future that awaited her. Her quick wits and easy communication style helped her catch up quickly as she trained as a sommelier in New York City and Napa Valley, and then, in 2015, published her first book Napa Valley, Then & Now to great acclaim. She is now an award-winning author, popular speaker and highly entertaining wine educator.
Published 30th Sep 2024
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Behind the Glass The Chemical
and Sensorial Terroir of Wine Tasting
Gus Zhu
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9781913141912
Academie du Vin Library Hardback
World excluding Australia
216 mm x 135 mm
234 Pages
28 colour
£20.00
A completely new approach to learning about wine and wine tasting Why do we taste the way we do? This book explores the science behind our sensory experiences, covering not just wine but a variety of foods and beverages Aimed at the general non-fiction science reader as well as all those with a passion for wine, and fans of Harold McGee Looks at the visual appreciation of wine, the taste of wine on the palate and the smell of wine, and explains the chemical and sensory aspects of each The text is illuminated by accompanying graphics Readers can put into practice what they've learned by tasting six pairs of wines
Gus Zhu MW has written a fascinating and easy to follow guide to the way in which chemistry, biology, physics, genetics and winemaking interact to not only create the great diversity seen in today s world of wine, but also shape our ability to taste, understand and appreciate these wines. Natasha Hughes MW, wine and food writer
A lively, readable exploration of the science behind the taste of wine It s not easy bringing wine chemistry to life, but Gus knows his stuff and presents it in an easily digestible read. Dr Jamie Goode, author of Wine Science and Flawless
In Behind the Glass readers will discover the science involved in wine tasting and learn why wine tastes the way it does. Wine is chemically very complex, while sensory appreciation can be subjective, meaning that our perception of wine is multi-layered.Behind the Glass is aimed at the non-scientist curious wine lover or wine professional and uses flavour chemistry and sensory science to help readers understand what is going on when they taste a glass of wine. The book is divided into three sections, on the visual appreciation of wine, the taste of wine on the palate and the smell of wine, and explains the chemical and sensory aspects of each. The text is illuminated by accompanying graphics. The book concludes with six pairs of wines to taste, to allow readers to put into practice the ideas explored in the book. By understanding more fully the chemical and sensorial aspects of wine tasting readers will equip themselves to better appreciate each glass of wine they taste.
Gus Zhu is the first Chinese national to become a Master of Wine. He works as a research and development scientist at Harv 81 Group, specialising in chemical analysis and sensory studies of aroma compounds in wine, cork, and oak. Gus holds a Master of Science degree in Viticulture and Enology from UC Davis, earned in 2017, and achieved his MW qualification in 2019. In addition to his research in flavour chemistry and sensory science, Gus is a professional wine educator, offering tutorials to wine enthusiasts around the world.
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Drinking with the Valkyries Writings on Wine Andrew
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9781913141516
Academie du Vin Library
Paperback / softback
World excluding Australia
230 mm x 178 mm
272 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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Hidden Beers of Belgium
Breandán Kearney
Photographs by Ashley Joanna
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9789460583704
Luster Publishing
Hardback
World excluding Benelux, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Portugal, and selected Eastern European countries. Scandinavia non-exclusive
250 mm x 185 mm
240 Pages
£35.00
A must-have guide to 24 unheralded Belgian beers by breweries of all types, showcasing all the reasons that Belgium is the greatest beer nation in the world
This is more than a guide; it s a beautiful spellbook that animates some of the most singular, compelling, and evocative beers ever brewed. Kate Bernot (Director of the North American Guild of Beer Writers, and beer writer with bylines at The New York Times, The Washington Post, Imbibe Magazine, and Thrillist).
More than a guidebook, this elegantly-written, deeply researched book gets right to the heart of Europe s most fascinating brewing culture. Will Hawkes (Beer, food, and travel journalist with bylines at The Washington Post, Financial Times, Guardian, Sydney Morning Herald, and Daily Telegraph, among others)
No country has more wonderful yet obscure beers than Belgium, and no one in as good a position to reveal them as Kearney and Joanna. Jeff Alworth (Author of The Beer Bible, The Secrets of Master Brewers, and The Widmer Way).
Under the hood of Belgium s famous beer scene, beyond the big-name brands, exists a trove of breweries and blenderies producing lesser-known but extraordinary beers. For drinkers, these hidden beers are often difficult to discover because of language barriers, Belgian beer s complex culture, and just the overwhelming number of beers in Belgium.
That is, until now.
Writer Breandán Kearney and photographer Ashley Joanna have profiled 24 of the most exciting Belgian beers which you likely never knew existed. Learn how each beer was made and why it tastes the way it does. Get to know the diverse places these beers are from and the fascinating people who make them. Read their inspiring stories and navigate this landscape of hidden beers with tips for where you can try them. These hidden beers showcase all the reasons that Belgium is the greatest beer nation in the world. Discover them here. And then, go out there and find them.
Breandán Kearney is a writer, photographer, and podcaster, originally from Ireland but now based in Belgium. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the award-winning website and podcast Belgian Smaak. Ashley Joanna is an American writer and photographer based in Belgium.
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The Belgian Beer Book
Erik Verdonck Luc de Raedemaeker
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9789401409667
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.
Published 11th Jun 2024
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150 Wine Bars You Need to Visit Before You Die Jurgen Lijcops
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9789401486224
Lannoo Publishers Hardback
World excluding Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Switzerland & Scandinavia
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
Lijcops
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9789401486194
Lannoo Publishers Hardback
World excluding Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Switzerland & Scandinavia
230 mm x 169 mm
256 Pages
150 colour
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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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.
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111 stories about whisky
The Whisky Book
Everything you didn t know about the water of life
Fernand Dacquin
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9789401479585
Lannoo Publishers
Hardback
World excluding Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Switzerland & Scandinavia
186 mm x 135 mm
384 Pages
90 b&w
£20.00
Indispensable volume with beautifully illustrated whisky anecdotes from all over the world Delicious to enjoy with a glass of single malt
The perfect gift book for whisky enthusiasts, with or instead of a bottle of whisky
Whisky is a story. Whisky is many stories. This book brings together the most surprising anecdotes from the world of whisky and is therefore the perfect addition to other books on distilling, tasting and travelling. Enjoy heart-warming tales about secret recipes, haunted castles, hidden distilleries, generous drunks and the first whisky tourist, and discover aspects about whisky that you ll never find in any other book. For almost 40 years, whisky enthusiast Fernand Dacquin has been travelling through this wonderful world of whisky, in search of the most striking stories and images. Now he turns those experiences into 111 stories, in his own tongue-in-cheek style. The result is a wonderfully unusual book, published in a practical format that leaves one hand free for a good glass of whisky.
Fernand Dacquin has travelled the world as a journalist, specialising in tourism and distillates. He s visited Scotland, the birthplace of whisky, hundreds of times and drew inspiration from all these trips for articles on whisky in newspapers and magazines in Flanders and the Netherlands. In 2011, he became Keeper of the Quaich, which is usually reserved for people from the whisky industry itself. He is co-organiser of the International Malt Whisky Festival in Ghent and also took part in the festival in The Hague. In 2017, he was inducted into the Royal Celtic Society, founded by Sir Walter Scott in 1820, for his contribution to publicising and spreading Scottish culture.
Published 26th Jan 2022
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Wonderful Whiskies 40
Bottles With An Unusual Story Fernand Dacquin
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9789401486293
Lannoo Publishers
Hardback
World excluding Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Switzerland & Scandinavia
175 mm x 125 mm
384 Pages
78 color, 20 b&w
£25.00
Forty-three stories about the most famous bottles of Scottish whisky Full of humorous and memorable stories about iconic bottles from the past and present A perfect successor to The Whisky Book ISBN 9789401479585
In his second book for the connoisseur of whiskies and spirits, whisky expert and enthusiast Fernand Daquin has gathered 43 amusing, surprising, and memorable anecdotes about the most beautiful and luxurious bottles of whiskey he has encountered. For almost 40 years, he has been travelling through this wonderful whisky world, in search of the most striking stories and images. At close to 400 pages, with enticing illustrations, he shares these stories in his own engaging style, offering the ideal entertainment for the reader with a glass of whisky in hand.
Fernand Dacquin travelled around the world as a journalist specialising in tourism and spirits. He visited Scotland, the cradle of whisky, hundreds of times and drew inspiration from all those trips for publications about whiskey in newspapers and magazines in Flanders and the Netherlands. In 2011, he became Keeper of the Quaich, an honour usually reserved for those in the whisky industry itself. He is co-organiser of the International Malt Whisky Festival Ghent and also participates in the festival in The Hague. For his contribution to promoting and disseminating Scottish culture, he was inducted into the Royal Celtic Society in 2017, founded in 1820 by Sir Walter Scott.
Published 19th Jan 2023
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Whisky Sommelier A
Journey Through the Culture of Whisky Massimo Righi
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9788854416925
White Star Hardback
World excluding USA & Canada; India non-exclusive; Italy non-exclusive
300 mm x 240 mm
240 Pages
Sommelier Series
£25.00
The history and the whole production process, from the malt selection to picking the barrels, from testing to bottling
The most prestigious bottles and the best flavours that every whisky lover can afford Closing section with recipes and cocktails
Whisky is one of the most appreciated spirits of the world. Its long history and tradition is recounted in this high profile volume, the latest in the Sommelier series.
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A Year in the Vineyard
Sophie Menin Bob Chaplin
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9781739330149
Cultureshock
Hardback
World
265 mm x 290 mm
160 Pages
180 color, 20 b&w
£48.00
A Year in the Vineyard is a full colour coffee table book for consumers that provides an experiential understanding of the axiom wine is made in the vineyard
It is a poem in images and words, the collaboration between a well-known environmental artist and an award-winning wine writer, that uses the vineyard as a lens for observing efforts to find balance with nature in a changing world
A fascinating insiders look at some of the most esteemed vineyards in the world
A Year in the Vineyard is a tribute to the cycle of the vine. From winter pruning to vine leaves capturing the energy of the late autumn sun, the narrative is spun through vignettes about activities in vineyards around the globe, accompanied by photographs and background paintings. The book honours seasonal rhythms and rituals without glossing over potential risks, such as hail piercing acres of nascent chardonnay in Champagne or wildfires in the Napa Valley. The hope is that each spread captures a gesture, a step in a dance with the natural world, thus providing an experiential understanding of the axiom wine is made in the vineyard and of the notion that fine wines are achieved in tandem with nature, not through triumph over the elements. It also shows wine growers as operating on the front line of the climate crisis, posing questions and offering potential remedies in response to the earth s changing ecology.
Sophie Menin is an award-winning cultural journalist and author whose work has appeared inThe New York Times, Barron s, Punch, Departures, Wine Spectator, The Daily Beast, Edible Communities and Opera News, among other publications. Her wine writing can be found in the online journal LifewithWine.com. Bob Chaplin is an artist, landscape designer and wine writer working with mixed media, installation, video, and limited-edition books. His work explores cultural perceptions of the land, nature and wilderness and our contemporary interactions with landscape. His artwork and limited-edition books are in the collections of the Tate Gallery, Victoria & Albert Museum, The Museum of Modern Art Library, Whitney Museum of American Art Library, Art Institute of Chicago, Yale Center For British Art, Getty Research Institute Library, British Council and the Stedlijk Museum. He has written about libationsfor The Hartford Courant, Gastronomica, Hartford Magazine and the New England Wine Gazette
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Adventures in the Wine Trade Diary of a Vintner's Scholar
Ben Howkins
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9781913141455
Academie du Vin Library
Hardback
World excluding Australia
216 mm x 153 mm
240 Pages
£14.99
A look at the business of wine and spirits sales and marketing over 50 years
A nostalgic look at how an industry has changed with mentions of many fabulous and famous people the author came across Foreword by Hugh Johnson
A charming, entertaining, and illuminating read not only for all those in or around the wine trade, but also for all those outside who want to see in to what makes it so special. Neil Beckett, Editor, World of Fine Wine
The memoirs of a wine trade insider, from the heady days of 1960s to today. Quickly discovering that a knowledge of wine opened doors that were closed to lesser mortals, Ben had a front row seat as the wine trade grew from an elitist and rather amateurish profession into a multi-million dollar global business. This is the story of how it happened, and of the many remarkable characters he befriended along the way people whose marketing genius was matched only by their desire to put a smile on everyone s faces. In true vinous style, Ben s book is sure to do the same.
Plumbing the depths: Ben s valiant attempts to sell wine to beer-loving miners, which involved actually joining them at the coal face.
Englishman abroad: a jolly jaunt through French châteaux, Spanish bodegas and Portuguese quintas, where Ben forged many of the friendships that would last a lifetime.
Serious business: Ben s career takes off during the golden age of wine and spirits marketing, when he played a part bringing many of the world-famous brands we know and love today into being.
Ben Howkins is a stalwart of the UK wine and spirits industry, with roles in sales and marketing across a range of brands and companies including Diageo, Royal Tokaji and Last Drop Distillers and he was involved in creating some of the great brands of drinks. A lively raconteur, he has published two books on port and one on sherry. He created the cellar at Waddesdon Manor for Lord Rothschild.
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The perfect gift for all gin lovers
Gin &
Tonic
- The Gold Edition
The Ultimate Guide for the Perfect Mix
Frederic Du Bois
Isabel Boons
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9789401483988
Lannoo Publishers
Hardback
World excluding Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Switzerland & Scandinavia 195 mm x 130 mm
480 Pages
500 color, 75 b&w
The Complete Guide
£24.95
Fully updated and revised edition containing information on 400 gins and 90 tonics, described in detail
Includes a list of the best gin bars worldwide and new and original recipes in combination with gin & tonic
A staggering 100,000 copies have been sold in different languages
An essential guide for gin lovers in search of an original take on this wonderfully complex drink. Richly illustrated, it covers the history of gin and gin brands with their distinct characteristics and distilled flavours. It explores the exciting, more recent developments in the marketing, bottling, and packaging of gin which is increasingly quirky, artistic and original. Includes an overview of some of the hip and cool places to drink and discover a world of gin. Beyond ice and a slice , how do you put together the perfect gin and tonic, from the amazing array of new infusions? What are the flavours and textures in food that best accompany this very particular drink? Discover this and more, with food pairing ideas and recipes to create at home. This new and exclusive gold edition has been fully updated with the latest and tastiest gins and presents an overview of the most famous gin bars around the world.
Frédéric Du Bois is the owner of Miraflor, market leader in the distribution of gin. He advises the big gastronomy chefs and supplies their restaurants. Isabel Boons is a freelance food writer and passionate gin lover.