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The South America Wine Guide: The definitive guide to the wines of Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru by Amanda Barnes published

Posted on June 19, 2021June 21, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

Amanda Barnes author of The South America Wine Guide

Amanda Barnes' tome to the wines of South America, The South America Wine Guide: The definitive guide to the wines of Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru, was published last month and is now available in hardback and as a digital book. "I'm thrilled to finally have my guide to South American wine out and be able to share it with everyone, and thank you so much to the members who...

Wine Faults and Flaws: A Practical Guide by Keith Grainger

Posted on June 19, 2021June 20, 2021 by Keith Grainger

Keith Grainger has published his hotly anticipated practical guide to wine faults and flaws, demystifying what can lead the enjoyability of a bottle and wine awry. Is mustiness in wine always caused by cork? Is a ‘reduced’ wine treatable? Why might a wine smell of Elastoplast? Are there faulty wines that exude excellence? “These and 1001 other questions are answered in my new bo...

Stepping out of the Laguedoc’s shadow: The Wines of Roussillon

Posted on April 25, 2021May 15, 2021 by Rosemary George MW

The wines of Roussillon by Rosemary George MW

Rosemary George MW shares why she believes that Roussillon deserves to be recognised as its own distinct wine region, no longer only an appendage to Languedoc, and how she researched her latest book on the region, The Wines of Roussillon. Why write a book on the wines of Roussillon? For the simple reason that Roussillon stands alone, proud and independent. For so long it has suffered a union of...

The good, the bad and the ugly: Wine book publishing

Posted on February 8, 2021February 9, 2021 by Simon J Woolf

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The story of English wine moves on…

Posted on February 6, 2021February 9, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

Not UK wine, not English wine but Sussex wine – that's the uniquely specific subject of the latest book to focus on a fine modern product that now puts Britain firmly among the world's serious wine nations. Sussex by the Glass: Wines, vines and two pioneering families, by Circle member Liz Sagues, will be published on March 8. The choice of International Women's Day for the launch is deliberate...

Un coup de pied dans la derrière: Steven Spurrier’s famed Judgement of Paris

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Steven Spurrier

Atlantic wines & The wines of Portugal

Posted on February 6, 2021February 9, 2021 by Richard Mayson

Memoirs of a Freeloader: Stephen Brook’s vinous highlights

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Stephen Brook

Having written approaching 40 books on wine, Stephen Brook, also a contributing editor at Decanter, now turns his attention to recounting his own vast and varied experiences in relation to the vine in his book titled Memoirs of a Freeloader. This vinous autobiography charts his transition to wine writing from being a commissioning editor, and cleverly captures what really goes on behind the scenes...

A study of Sekt & The Wines of Germany

Posted on February 3, 2021February 9, 2021 by Anne Krebielh MW

Stephen Brook publishes his memoirs ‘Memoirs of a freeloader’

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Amanda Barnes

Stephen Brook has been writing about wine and travel for 35 years, and published numerous books and articles on both subjects. In his latest book, Memoirs of a Freeloader, he reveals the lighter side of his occupation: press trips and festivals, officious PRs, venal bloggers, eccentric colleagues, gluttony, and things going wrong. Intended to amuse, not inform, this is an episodic and anecdotal to...