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.

How to choose wines with confidence. Enhance your wine knowledge and enjoyment while sipping your way through Australian & New Zealand Wine For Dummies. In plain English, this book helps you appreciate the rich choice of wines produced in these two serious winemaking countries. Whether buying online, over the counter or across the cellar door, this friendly reference guide is your perfect companion. Discover how to: Find out about the wine regions of Australia and New Zealand Interpret wine labels Understand grape varieties Locate great wines Track down your favorite wines online Hone your own wine tastes

'On Wine-which brings together dozens of "articles, reviews, and introductions," from titles as various as Vogue, Decanter, The Sunday Times Wine Club newsletter Wine Times, and the journal you have in your hands, as well as snippets from Johnson's bestselling books-has many moments where the writing transcends the ostensible subject matter.' The World of Fine Wine One of the world's great authorities on wine, Hugh Johnson has been writing on the subject (among others) for almost six decades. This selection chronicles his personal take on developments that have revolutionised the industry for half a century and more. Johnson's prose describes as no one else can the endlessly fascinating characters and landscapes of the wine world. He tells of setting sail with sybarites and braving the perfect storm, he debates at length the Pleasure Principle, lip-smacks through decadent dinners, teaches and learns in Tokyo and files breathless dispatches from Beijing. He bids a poignant farewell to the loveliest vintages, decries peremptory judgement and urges the Slow Food philosophy; falls in love (again), this time with Tokaji, tells warm winter tales through a vintage port and sets out a summer picnic at the source of the Seine - all the while dryly annotating the scribbles of his younger self with contemporary marginal hindsights. This thoughtful, illuminating collection will delight not only lovers of wine, food, history and travel but also anyone who enjoys the intoxicating power of words.

The story of Maurice O Shea, Australia s best wine-maker.Maurice O'Shea was the son of an Irish father and a French mother. With that breeding, Maurice O'Shea could hardly have helped being a dreamer, a purist, a perfectionist, a lover of good wine, good food, good jokes and good people. His family bought a vineyard originally planted at Pokolbin, not far out of Cessnock, by two pioneers, Eben and Olly King. When Maurice took charge of the vineyard he gave it the name Mount Pleasant. and it was under that name that his wines became famous.At sixteen, Maurice left Riverview College, Sydney, and went on to study further at Lycee, Montpellier. From there he went to the Grignon Agricultural College, near Paris. After that, he did a viticultural science course at Montpellier University. Later he lectured at Montpellier in analytical chemistry. He came out of all this qualified as a mathematician, historian, wine chemist and botanist. Wine Hunter tells the story of this fascinating man with a unique way of life.