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Raymond Blake set to publish Wine Talk

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Raymond Blake

Raymond Blake is set to have his latest book, Wine Talk, published early next year by Skyhorse in New York. Raymond Blake is one of Ireland’s leading wine writers, whose work appears in numerous magazines across the globe, including The World of Fine Wine. Recently he has also established a strong online presence, presenting wine tasting webinars to audiences in four continents, as well as priv...

Billy Abbott publishes The Philisophy of Whisky

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

Billy Abbott has published The Philosophy of Whisky, a book taking 'a short look at the history of whisky and how it’s drunk today'. The book is accompanied by illustrations from the British Library archives and includes, according to Abbott, "one invocation of irony, lots of realisation that the English were complete gits in the past, and one severed digit". It was recently reviewed by Club...

Book Review: The South America Wine Guide by Amanda Barnes

Posted on October 20, 2021October 22, 2021 by Tamlyn Currin

Tamlyn Currin reviews The South America Wine Guide: The definitive guide to the wine in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru by Amanda Barnes in this review which was originally published on JancisRobinson.com In February 2020, just before the full reality of the pandemic hit and the world went into a lockdown from which nothing would emerge the same, Jancis went on an epic trip to...

Book Review: Foot Trodden: Portugal and the wines that time forgot by Simon J Woolf and Ryan Opaz

Posted on October 20, 2021October 22, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

Simon J Woolf and Ryan Opaz both hold Portugal as dear to their hearts: a wine country that has captivated both of them over the years and so much so in Ryan’s case that he and his family moved there in 2013. Foot Trodden: Portugal and the wines that time forgot isn’t just their account of the lesser-known wines of Portugal, but very much a foray into the personalities of the Portuguese wine world...

Book Review: Wine Faults and Flaws by Keith Grainger

Posted on October 20, 2021October 23, 2021 by Amanda Barnes

The first time I met Keith Grainger was on a Circle trip to Sicily in 2013, and what struck me most was his fascination for bottling lines. Every winery we went to, while the other wine writers were busy looking at the vineyard views or asking to taste older vintages, Keith was scribbling notes and asking questions about sparging and sanitisation that went way over my head. Keith has long been fas...

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...