(Hardback)

An up-close and personal insight into 10 of Europes most celebrated winemaking families that chronicles their triumphs, trials and tribulations through successive generations.

(Paperback)

In this unique study of wine through the ages, journalist and World War I frontline reporter, H Warner Allen casts an observant eye over the way wine appears in literature.

(Hardback)

A look at the business of wine and spirits sales and marketing over 50 years. The memoirs of a wine trade insider, from the heady days of 1960s to today.

(Paperback)

Amarone and the fine wines of Verona is a sure-footed guide to all aspects of Veronese wine production, examining the history of the wines and geography of the region as well as viticulture, climate, grape varieties, wine styles and appassimento. It contains profiles of the region's important producers, including assessments of their wines.

(Paperback)

Monty Waldins Biodynamic Wine is a comprehensive and absorbing guide to the most argued-about green wine-making phenomenon of recent years. It is both an ideal how-to manual for growers and a fascinating guide for wine professionals and wine enthusiasts.

(Paperback)

The Smart Travellers Wine Guide is a new series of elegant companions for the wine-interested traveller, giving them all the information they need to explore each classic wine region for maximum enjoyment.

(Hardback)

One of the world's cult wines, made in one of the most difficult regions for wine, Lebanon, by real wine visionaries. A truly great story.

(Paperback, revised and updated)

This fully revised third edition of Cognac: The story of the worlds greatest brandy provides an authoritative account of how the much-loved spirit is produced and matured, an engaging review of the history and personalities, and a comprehensive directory of cognac producers and their products.

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

Cte d'Or is small but its influence is huge and its complicated vineyard structure can be confusing even for wine professionals. Raymond Blake paints a complete picture of life there: the history, the culture, the people, the place, the geography and the climate.

(Paperback)

Cte d'Or is small but its influence is huge and its complicated vineyard structure can be confusing even for wine professionals. Its an intimidating terroir but Raymond Blakes companionable Cte d'Or paints a complete picture of life there: the history, the culture, the people, the place, the geography and the climate.

(Hardback)

On California explores this world-class wine region with some of the most respected writers to have written about it. A beautiful volume for all wine lovers.

(Hardback)

Chianti is loved globally and this is the story of the region which produces it along with a number of other important wines, including the Super Tuscans. A portrait penned by the leading writers of this classic region.

(Paperback)

Oz's most authoritative and definitive, yet also his most personal wine book ever. This book, and Oz, really are your personal wine guides.

(Paperback)

A handy and stylish pocket guide to Rioja. The Smart Travellers Wine Guide is new series of elegant travel guides for the wine-interested traveller and covers everything readers need to know about Spains most famous wine region.

(Paperback)

Sake, Japanese rice wine, can be confusing to the wine scholar. Anthony Rose's new book brings clarity to the subject with explanations of the history, cultural significance, brewing methods and industry structure. A thorough analysis of the wine's signature flavours follows along with detailed profiles of the most important producers.

(Hardback)

Terroir is everything in modern wine appreciation. Geologist and professor, Alex Maltman looks at the rocks that make up key wine regions and what difference they make.

(Hardback)

Stripping away the pretensions of wine appreciation and upending a lot of well-established myths, Sunny Hodge explains and unravels how wine works and tastes the way it does. Perfect for all budding wine lovers.

(Paperback)

A life in wine, from one of our most admired, as well as best-selling, wine writers, Hugh Johnson, which will inform and delight readers.

(Paperback)

The definitive portrait of wine, a cultural bedrock of Western civilisation for millenia, by the undisputed master of the subject.

(Paperback)

A wine producer the size of New Zealand, Austria and Greece, yet very few know about the wines of Brazil. This guide gives you the inside story of a region that has been making wine since the Portuguese arrived in the 16th century.

(Paperback)

California is one of the world's most feted wine regions. Elaine Chukan Brown, one of the worlds leading authority on the region, analyses all of the main AVAs, from the North Coast, to the celebrated Napa and Sonoma Valleys.

(Paperback)

Explores the wines of Catalunya, Spains Mediterranean coast, the Levante, the heart of Spain, including Madrid and La Mancha, Andalucia in the south and the Balearic and Canary Islands. Taking each region in turn, Evans relates its history, exploring current trends in winemaking and viticulture and profiling the key producers.

(Paperback)

An insight into one of the worlds most southerly wine-producing regions by Rebecca Gibb MW. Features chapters on the history of the New Zealand wine industry, the culture, climate and geography of the islands, cultivation, production and wine tourism.

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

Portugal is fast becoming one of Europes less well kept wine secrets, producing great wines at reasonable prices. Richard Mayson, the worlds leading authority on the wines of Portugal, analyses the main regions, including profiles of the most exciting producers and their distinctive wines.