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Category Archives: Wine Books
Liem and Larmat – A Perfect Combination
Like most people, I imagine, I came to appreciate Champagne first as a celebratory drink. Most often it was the non-vintage wine of a well known Grande Marque, or occasionally a vintage wine, consumed several years too soon. But in … Continue reading
Terre Magazine
In the digital age print media struggles with wine journalism. Whilst newspapers cull their wine columns, the old established Wine Press, or at least those magazines that remain, are forever trying to come up with new ideas to increase revenue, … Continue reading
Volcanic Wines
When I was at school I loved Geography. I’m sure it’s where my passion for travel came from. I think I was pretty young when I studied volcanoes, but they made a big impression, as did the consequences of their … Continue reading
Savoie Fare
This article is really a bit of a plea for your help, though it’s not for myself that I ask it. I’ve been drinking the wines of Savoie for even longer than I’ve been drinking Jura, but back in the … Continue reading
Posted in Wine, Wine Books
Tagged Alpine Wine, Bugey Wine, French Alpine Wine, Kickstarter Wine Book Project, Savoie Wine, Wine Book, Wink Lorch
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Back to the Future
I do write the occasional Review of a wine book, or DVD, though I haven’t done so recently. I haven’t actually read any new wine books for a while, not since Stephen Brook’s Wines of Austria, and that was almost … Continue reading
Posted in Australian Wine, Wine, Wine Books, Wine Writing
Tagged Books on Australian Wine, Max Allen, The Future Makers, Wine Books, Wine writing
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Of Austria and Ostriches
If you read this Blog regularly you’ll know what I think of Austria – it’s the most exciting wine country in Europe right now. Let’s face it, I’ve probably written that phrase enough times this year for it to have … Continue reading
Where Have They Been Hiding?
It’s all “New” something at the moment, isn’t it. We had Jon Bonné’s New California, we have been hearing a lot about the New South Africa this summer, and we have our very own New Beaujolais (three dinners in London … Continue reading
Posted in Australian Wine, Natural Wine, Wine, Wine Agencies, Wine Books
Tagged Anton van Klopper, Castagna, Caves de Pyrene, Damien Tscharke, Jauma, Max Allen, Red Squirrel, Si Vintners, Sorrenberg, Sustainability in Australian Viticulture, The Future Makers, The New Australia, The Wine Idealist, Tom Shobbrook, Vinteloper, Winemakers Club
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Exploring & Tasting Wine – Berry Bros’ Beginners’ Bible
I’m sometimes asked to write about wine for beginners, but where to start? My answer is that it needs a book. There are many of those, of course. I often find one thing or another I don’t like about them, … Continue reading
A Bit of a Theise
Terry Theise’s book Reading Between the Wines (UCP, 2010) had been floating just above my radar for a long while. It was the recommendation of Heidi Schrœck about a month ago which acted as a catalyst to make me read it, … Continue reading
Here’s to Your Good Health!
The ping-pong debate over the health benefits of drinking wine is never far from the mainstream press in the UK, and the same can be said for most other Western countries too. It might not shock anyone that this has … Continue reading
Posted in Wine and Health, Wine Books
Tagged Benefits of Wine Drinking, Gouty Wines, Wine and Health
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David Crossley's Wide World of Wine 