The Australian Wine Annual 2015

The English language version of Jeremy Oliver's Australian Wine Annual is released nationally on 28th October. Also translated into Mandarin Chinese and sold throughout mainland China, the 18th edition of this bestselling guide to Australian wine takes all the hard work out of selecting what wines to drink and cellar. This fully independent expert catalogue of the very best Australian wines at each price point features more than 300 wineries and nearly 14,000 wines, each of which Oliver has tasted himself! Amongst the hot tips are Jeremy's Wine of the Year and 9 finalists, his Top 100, plus his ever popular list of the best Australian wines for under $20. Non-technical and simple to follow, it presents a score out of 100 and a tasting note for the current release of each wine listed with colour coded charts of drinking windows indicating quality cellaring potential of back vintages. The book also features full colour labels of every wine making it as easy as possible for people to find the wines they want to taste and enjoy.

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A fully independent expert catalogue of the very best Australian wines at each price point. It features more than 300 wineries and nearly 14,000 wines, each of which Oliver has tasted himself! The hot tips include Jeremy's Wine of the Year, his Top 100, plus his ever-popular best Australian wines for under $20.The 17th edition of Jeremy Oliver's best-selling guide to Australian wine is alphabetically arranged and conveniently sized to fit a handbag, glove box or coat pocket. It features professional tasting notes of more than 1200 new releases and includes commentary on current wine trends and concepts, and the issues facing Australian wine producers in a challenging global environment.Non-technical and simple to follow, it presents a scoreout of 100 and a tasting note for the current release ofeach wine listed with colour coded charts of drinkingwindows indicating quality cellaring potential of backvintages. The book also features full colour labels ofevery wine making it as easy as possible for people tofind the wines they want to taste and enjoy.Encyclopaedic, accessible and extremely easy to use, The Australian Wine Annual 2014 is the definitive and must-have guide to Australian wine for wine lovers the world over.

Released annually, James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion is the most authoritative and entertaining guide to Australian wine. Keenly anticipated each year by winemakers, collectors, and wine lovers, the Australian Wine Companion is recognized nationally as the industry benchmark. The 2015 edition has been completely revised to bring you up-to-the-minute information. In his inimitable style, Halliday shares his extensive knowledge of wine through detailed tasting notes, each with vintage-specific ratings, alcohol content and price, advice on optimal drinking as well as individual information on the wineries and winemakers. The Australian Wine Companion is an indispensable reference from the country s leading wine authority and a must-have guide for anyone planning to visit a winegrowing region, or wanting to replenish their cellar or wine rack."

A fascinating and comprehensive introduction to the geography, culture, and history of wine that identifies the significance of this simple beverage throughout human history and today. Wine was one the key founding foods of Western culture (bread and oil being the other two). It has played a key role in human history for thousands of years, having been used for enjoyment, rituals, and religious purposes; today, the production and consumption of wine is a billion-dollar industry that plays an important role in the global economy. Planet of the Grapes: A Geography of Wine provides an interesting and accessible lens through which students can learn about geography, culture, society, history, religion, and the environment. The chapters cover the historical geography of wine, document how drinking wine has often been condemned as a vice, and describe wines by region and type, thereby providing a cultural geography of wine. Readers will learn about the historical geography of wine, terroir (the environmental conditions that affect grape crops), grape biogeography, the process of winemaking from a geographic perspective, the economic global significance of the wine trade, the ongoing love-hate relationship between wine and government, and what makes individual wine regions distinct. The content is written to be comprehensible to individuals without detailed previous knowledge about wine but provides detailed information and insight that wine connoisseurs will find engaging. Additionally, through the story of wine comes a unique telling of the social transformations in America that have resulted from sources such as anti-immigrant sentiment, pseudoscience, and censorship.

Each year Rob and his tasting panel highlight the best wines while providing winery ratings, and expert's star ratings for each wine. In addition to the wine and wineries review section, the best wines conveniently appear in the Top 100 wine list for the year's most outstanding wines and the Gold Star wine list for wines that consistently perform their best vintage after vintage. This year you will experience the taste of place of 17 new wineries and over 35 new wines of the highest quality.