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Our 2026 wine writing competition
28 May 2026 Breaking news – Alecia Moore, aka P!NK, will be our guest judge for this year’s WWC. Moore is not only an immensely accoladed musician but she’s also...
Julian Leidy
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27 June 2019 A celebration of wine and cognac writer Nick Faith's life is being planned by his family for...
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We recently asked for your comments on a possible writing competition this summer focusing on guides to specific places, and...
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Three novels land on Tam’s desk, but it’s the French one that makes it onto her bookshelf. See this guide...
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Silly stuff about bugs and bikinis. We have a lot of time for the wine magazine Noble Rot that is...
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A guide to the books we reviewed in 2018. While a number of wine books published in 2018 were practical...
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Food and drink books of the year were announced in London last night. The André Simon Awards, now in their...
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Curating a modern wine library the old-fashioned way.
Much of our wine reading today is based on clicks and flicks...
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Godforsaken Grapes A slightly tipsy journey through the world of strange, obscure and underappreciated wine
Jason Wilson
Published by Abrams...
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The Wines of Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova Caroline Gilby MW Published by Infinite Ideas ISBN 9781906821876 £30 It’s relatively easy...
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The Wines of New Zealand Rebecca Gibb MW Published by Infinite Ideas ISBN 9781906821821 £30 Of course it’s going to...
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Côte d’Or The wines and winemakers of the heart of Burgundy
Raymond Blake
Published by Infinite Ideas
ISBN 9781908987937
£30...
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The Wines of Greece Konstantinos Lazarakis MW Infinite Ideas ISBN 97819089847222 £30 In order to write about one of the...
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Tasting the Past The science of flavor and the search for the origins of wine
Kevin Begos
Published by Algonquin...
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Australian Wine Styles and tastes, people and places
Patrick Iland, Peter Gago, Andrew Caillard, Peter Dry
Published by Patrick Iland...
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Red and White An unquenchable thirst for wine Published by Little, Brown Book Group ISBN 9781408710166 Digital version available £15...
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A Celebration of English Wine
Liz Sagues
Published by Robert Hale (The Crowood Press)
ISBN 9780719826146
£17
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