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Book reviews 2015 – a guide

Tuesday 5 January 2016 • 1 min read
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Tam (pictured enjoying a measure of German Spätburgunder whilst picking sloe berries in hedgerows) has excelled herself in her incisive and entertaining reviews of 20 wine books published in 2015 – so much so that I’m not convinced she actually took any time off over Christmas. 

Below are the links to all her articles, showing which books are reviewed in each one, the most recently published article at the top. We've also included at the end of the list links to two other book reviews by Jancis (free) and Alder published in November. 

Africa, China and an ebook 5 January 2016
My Kind of Wine
A Decent Bottle of Wine in China
The Wines and Winemakers of Languedoc-Roussillon

Hungary 4 January 2016
Tokaj
Hungarian Wine

Wine wars and word craft 31 December 2015
Tangled Vines
WineWords

Spain and Madeira 30 December 2015
Vinologue Priorat
Madeira

Champagne and Austria 29 December 2015
The Champagne Guide 2016-2017
The Wines of Austria

Not quite dummies’ guides 28 December 2015
The Knowledge: Red Wine
I Don’t Know Much about Wine
Drinking for Chaps

France 23 December 2015
Tasting French Terroir
Wines of France

Wine schools and history books 22 December 2015
The History of Wine in 100 Bottles
Exploring and Tasting Wine

Encyclopedias and pocket guides 21 December 2015
Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book 2016
The Oxford Companion to Wine

Published earlier in 2015:

Napa's new reference point 17 November 2015

China v Bordeaux – games people play 7 November 2015

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