New and Interesting Wine Books
If you are looking for a perfect gift for the wine connoisseur or a book to add to your reference library, here is a tasting of new, forthcoming, and interesting titles.
Provocative and irreverent, A Vintner’s Tale is the story of change and innovation in one of New Zealand’s notable industries and an important record of the people who made the world take notice. Written by wine industry veteran Peter Hubscher.
From our southern clime neighbour, a look at the last two decades of Austalian wine making is articulated in Alternative Reality. Max Allen, lecturer in Wine Studies at Melbourne University, award-winning journalist and writer, long-time contributor to Gourmet Traveller Magazine, covers the ground with key people and key moments, along with comprehensive information about more than 150 alternative grape varieties currently grown in Australia and what the wines made from these grapes taste like.
Highly regarded writer Jon Bonné’s lastest book is a tempting and atttractive two volume pleasure. The comprehensive and authoritative The New French Wine takes readers on a tour through every wine region of France, featuring some 800 producers and more than 7,000 wines, plus evocative photography and maps, as well as the incisive narrative and compelling storytelling that has earned Jon Bonné accolades and legions of fans in the wine world.
In Adventures of Rose Wine in Provence discover the history of rosé — known for its gorgeous spectrum of pale pink colors, its aromatic and fruity flavor, and its growing success. Travel through Provence along the Rosé Road, from St. Tropez to St. Barts and beyond; enjoy stories and portraits alongside stunning photographs of Provence's magnificent shores and chateaus and to the places where rosé is celebrated from the luxurious Hotel Eden Rock to historic Club 55.
For something ecclectic and erudite, knowledgable wine writer Neal Martin has produced a singular book, The Complete Bordeaux Vintage Guide 1870-2020 . “..brillaint…addictively dip-in-able…already an indispensable classic reference book." - Victoria Moore, The Telegraph
Staying with bordeaux, this guide to 35 wineries is a must. Bordeaux 1855 is comprehensive and lavishly illustrated and includes detailed maps. Perfect for wine aficionados planning a trip to France as well as wine-loving armchair travelers.
Interested in history and cultural consideration vis-a-vis wine? Then these will appeal:
Rod Phillip’s French Wine is a history of wine in France: from Etruscan, Greek, and Roman imports and the adoption of wine by beer-drinking Gauls to its present status within the global marketplace. “It's a book to read for its unstoppable torrent of fascinating and often surprising details." —Andrew Jefford, Decanter
In Wine: A Cultural History art historian John Varriano ranges across literature and art, religion and rituals, celebrations and social occassions, medicine and the wine industry, to explore the cultural impact of the both beloved and critiqued beverage.
A recent addition to the excellent ‘Object Lessons’ series is Meg Bernhard’s Wine. Drawing from science, religion, literature, and memoir, Benhard meditates on the power structures bound up with making and drinking this ancient, intoxicating beverage.
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