A spectacular guide to Australian, New Zealand and international wine from the country's leading magazine on the subject. Written by well-respected wine commentator Huon Hooke, the full-colour pages contain rankings, vintage guides, price benchmarks and tasting notes for recently released top wines with glorious photographs of the most beautiful vineyards. An attractive gift and must-have handbook for anyone interested in wine.
Revised guide to Australian wine which rates over 1000 Australian and New Zealand wines - reds, whites, sparkling, fortified and selected cask wines for quality and value. For each wine there is the latest vintage information, recommended retail price, likely discounts, previous outstanding vintages, estimated cellar life and production details. Lists alcohol content of the wine and identifies organically produced wines. Includes an index of common names, a glossary of wine terms and tasting terms and a directory of Australian wineries. Huon Hooke is a journalist who graduated from a wine-marketing course in 1982, worked in several wineries and then became a wine retailer. Mark Shields is one of Australia's most circulated wine writers with wide experience in the retail, wholesale, production and marketing of wine.
Over 1,000 Australian and New Zealand wines are reviewed in this guide by two of Australia's most respected critics. In the most comprehensive and up- to-date guide available, all types of wines are rated for quality and value. In this edition, new symbols will be used to represent both organic and preservative-free wines available in Australia.
There are so many wine varieties and makers on the market now it is harder than ever to know what to choose for every occasion or to add to your cellar. Wine experts and judges Ralph Kyte-Powell and Huon Hooke taste thousands of Australian wines every year and here are their best value and top-quality wine selections from the latest releases. This best-selling and award-winning Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide includes: the Penguin Wine Awards for 2007, more than 1000 reviews of new wines, the best-value wines under $15, the top-rated wines at a glance and an up-to-date winery directory. Whether you are an enthusiast, an occasional drinker or just looking for a bargain, The Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide will help you make the most of every trip to the bottle shop or cellar door.
Cellaring wine is one of life's most rewarding hobbies. The satisfaction to be had from collecting wine is immense. The Penguin Wine Cellar Book is designed to help you catalogue and keep track of your wine collection. In doing this, it develops progressively into a wine-lover's journal, enticing you to keep a diary of the pleasure you've had drinking the wines you've cellared, sharing them with good friends and good food over the years. With an introduction by Huon Hooke, including notes on how to establish and maintain a wine cellar effectively, and a two-page grid for each wine to facilitate your record-keeping, this beautifully printed and bound book is ideal for anyone with a wine cellar, or interested in beginning one.
Wine experts Huon Hooke and Ralph Kyte-Powell taste thousands of wines every year. Here is their selection of the best wines from Australia and New Zealand. The wine guide asseses the quality and value of over 1000 new wines, each featuring tasting notes and brief notes on it's maker, current releases, best vintages and price. There is also expert advice on selecting wine, matching food and wine, decanting and cellaring.
This is the story of a life and a career. From humble origins Max Schubert rose to become one of Australia's and the world's most admired winemakers. He created, in a solo effort, arguably Australia's best wine: Grange Hermitage. In addition to his history, this book looks at the behind-the-scenes excitement of the wine industry: the laboratories, problems, solutions, innovations, grapes, cellars and sellers. The book pays tribute to the work of a man who over 30 years developed the art of fine winemaking. Includes an index.
Revised guide to Australian wine which rates over 1000 Australian and New Zealand wines - reds, whites, sparkling, fortified and selected cask wines for quality and value. For each wine there is the latest vintage information, recommended retail price, likely discounts, previous outstanding vintages, estimated cellar life and production details. Lists alcohol content of the wine and identifies organically produced wines. Includes an index of common names, a glossary of wine terms and tasting terms and a directory of Australian wineries. Huon Hooke is a journalist who graduated from a wine-marketing course in 1982, worked in several wineries and then became a wine retailer. Mark Shields is one of Australia's most circulated wine writers with wide experience in the retail, wholesale, production and marketing of wine.
Over 1,000 Australian and New Zealand wines are reviewed in this guide by two of Australia's most respected critics. In the most comprehensive and up- to-date guide available, all types of wines are rated for quality and value. In this edition, new symbols will be used to represent both organic and preservative-free wines available in Australia.
Guide to Australian wine which rates over 1000 Australian and New Zealand wines - reds, whites, sparkling, fortified and selected cask wines for quality and value. For each wine there is the latest vintage information, recommended retail price, likely discounts, previous outstanding vintages, estimated cellar life and production details and matches wine and food. Lists alcohol content of the wine and identifies organically produced wines. Includes an index of common names, a glossary of wine terms and tasting terms and a directory of Australian wineries. Huon Hooke is a journalist who graduated from a wine-marketing course in 1982, worked in several wineries and then became a wine retailer. Mark Shields is one of Australia's most circulated wine writers with wide experience in the retail, wholesale, production and marketing of wine.
The Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide is one of Australia's best-selling wine guides and is each year eagerly awaited, not only for the prestigious Penguin Wine Awards, but also for Huon and Ralph's entertaining and informative 'good oil' on Australian wines and winemakers.Last year saw the introduction of classifying wines by grape variety. This year, to make the Guide even more user-friendly, it features an extensive index that lists all wines reviewed by brand name.Huon and Ralph review over 750 top new Australian wines, providing the most comprehensive range of best quality and best value wines to choose from, plus loads of tips to help you make the most of buying, cellaring and drinking wine. Also included are the best wines for under $15, tips for the bargain hunter and the top BYO restaurants in Australia.The Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide is the most up-to-date wine guide around - no one should buy wine without it.
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