The Australian Wine Vintages 2007 Gold Book? is the world?s number-1 selling pocket wine guide, having sold over 900,000 copies worldwide since its 1979 introduction. Updated annually, the Gold Book is arguably the planet?s premier must-have guide to every drinkable wine produced in Australia and a handy resource for not only the ordinary consumer, but also the avid wine collector. In its 24th Edition, and long considered the bible, the Gold Book is a 440-page, five-color, hard-cover, pocket-sized encyclopedia, which includes over 17,000 entries, 2,020 wines from 427 winemakers and full-color reproductions of virtually each wine label. Each wine is ranked out of a maximum of 5 stars by author Robin Bradley (including some superb wines which earn the Gold Star status - among the great wines of the world)In addition, the winemaker rates each vintage of each wine (from 1 to 7) and stipulates the ideal year to drink it. There is also a dollar value calculated for every entry (except where the ideal time to have drunk the wine is prior to now).

Now in its 35th edition, the Gold Book, also known as Australian Wine Vintages, is an essential guide to wine. It provides detailed tasting notes of over 3,500 wines from across Australia and New Zealand in print, and over 15,000 in the related app. It provides advice on vintage quality and times to drink a wine, features a comprehensive selection of Top 100 and Gold Star Wines of the Year, includes information on past vintage wine details for those who are cellaring and/or have the chance to trade back vintages, presents a range of wineries, and is the perfect guide for exploring wine country or even your local bottle shop. Thirty-five years since its inception this book continues to take its place on the shelves of loyal wine lovers as a comprehensive and enjoyable guide, no matter what your level of wine knowledge!