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The World Atlas of Wine 9th Edition (Book Review)
If any wine lover were asked to name the most essential wine book they need on their book shelves, or as a part of their wine library, however large or small, I would guess they would say The World Atlas … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Fine Wine, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Tourism, Wine Travel, Wine Writing
Tagged Hugh Johnson Author, Jancis Robinson MW, Julia Harding MW, New Wine Atlas changes and additions, Wine Atlas and New Trends in Viticulture, Wine Cartography, Wine Maps, World Atlas of Wine 9th Edition Review, World Atlas of Wine future trends?
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Building a Wine Library (Part 1)
Owning a wine library, however small, is something I guess the majority of serious wine lovers have, or aspire to. By serious wine lovers, I don’t of course mean lovers of so-called serious wines. Building a wine library, in the … Continue reading
Posted in Amber Wine, Geology and Wine, Minerals and Wine, Natural Wine, orange wine, Regenerative Viticulture, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Science, Wine Writing
Tagged Alex Maltman Taste the Limestone Smell the Slate, Books on Natural Wine, Building a Wine Library (Part 1), Camilla Gjerde Natural Trailblazers, Hugh Johnson The Story of Wine, Jamie Goode and Wine Science, Jamie Goode Regenerative Viticulture, One Thousand Vines book, Pascaline Lepeltier One Thousand Vines, Simon J Woolf Amber Revolution, Wine Books, Wine Writing, World Atlas of Wine
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Regenerative Viticulture 2nd Edition by Jamie Goode (Book Review)
Back in 2022 Jamie Goode published a small but significant little book, Regenerative Viticulture. It detailed what was then a relatively new concept, based around a realisation that viticulture in its current form was depleting the soils in which the … Continue reading
Posted in Geology and Wine, Grape Varieties, Natural Wine, Viticulture, Wine, Wine and Health, Wine Books, Wine Science, Wine Writing
Tagged Agroecology, Agroforestry (viticulture), Animals in the Vineyard, Compacted Soils (Vineyard), Composting and Biochar, Copper Toxicity in the Vineyard, Cover Crops (viticulture), Dead Soils (Vineyard), Disease Resistant Grape Varieties, Dr Jamie Goode Author, Goode Regenerative Viticulture, Goode Regenerative Viticulture 2nd Edition 2025, Hybrid Grape Varieties, Microbial Activity (Vineyards), New Grape Varieties Against Fungal Diseases, Permaculture Approaches in Viticulture, Pilzwiderstandsfähige, PIWI grape varieties, Regenerative Hydrology, Regenerative Viticulture, Regenerative Viticulture Book Review, Soil Carbon in Viticulture, sustainability, Sustainability (wine production), Sustainable Viticulture, Vineyard Biodiversity, Weed control and no-till viticulture, Wine
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A Taste for Wine by Rose Murray Brown (Book Review)
In all my years of going to tastings, in London and now in Edinburgh, I have never met Rose Murray Brown MW. I think I may have seen her perhaps once, but we have never spoken. I guess that is … Continue reading
Posted in Tasting Wine, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Masterclass, Wine Science, Wine Tourism, Wine Travel
Tagged A Taste for Wine (Book Review), A Taste for Wine by Rose Murray Brown, Exploring Taste, New Tasting Masterclass, Taste (Wine), Urban Wineries, Wine, Wine Book for Christmas, Wine Education, Wine Tasting, Wine Writers, Wineries to Visit Worldwide
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Jamie Goode on Wine (Book Review)
First of all, a Very Merry Christmas and Festive Season to all my readers. For each small act of reading one of my articles you have my genuine gratitude. It makes me feel it’s all worthwhile, doing something I enjoy … Continue reading
One Thousand Vines by Pascaline Lepeltier (book review)
I read quite a few wine books each year, or at least when the publishers drip feed them to us. Some are general books, some specialist, some are an easy read and some require focus and concentration for every paragraph. … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Natural Wine, Philosophy and Wine, Tasting Wine, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Science, Wine Writing, Women in Wine
Tagged Defining Wine Quality, History of Wine, Man's influence on vines, Man's influence on viticulture and wine, Natural Wine Movement, New Wine Philosophies, One Thousand Vines Book Review, Pascaline Lepeltier MS, Serving Wine, Terroir, Vines and domestication, Vineyard climate and geology, Vineyard Landscapes, Vineyards and Viticulture, Wine Ecology, Wine Marketing, Wine Tasting, Winemaking
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Alternative Reality by Max Allen (Book Review)
Max Allen is very much my favourite writer of Australian wine books, though in the press I also much admire the work of Mike Bennie. Max has written at least a dozen wine books, but I came on board with … Continue reading
Posted in Artisan Wines, Australian Wine, Grape Varieties, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Books, Wine Tastings, Wine Writing
Tagged AAVWS, Alt varieties in Australia, Alternative Reality by Max Allen, Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show, Australian Nebbiolo, Australian Pinot Gris, Intoxicating (book), Max Allen Author, The Future Makers (book), Wine Books, Wine writing
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