The Australian Wine Annual 2009
Oliver, Jeremy

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A$29.95

The bestselling guidebook to Australian wine, The Australian Wine Annual is the must-have guide to Australian wine for wine lovers the world over. With ratings of more than 11,000 Australian wines and comprehensive tasting notes of more than 1,100 current release wines, it is the most authoritative, independent and indispensable source of expert opinion on Australian wine.

Alphabetically arranged, The Australian Wine Annual easily fits into a handbag, glove box or coat pocket. Non-technical and simple to follow, it identifies the best quality and value Australian wines, maker by maker, vintage by vintage. All wines are given an overall ranking and each individual vintage is rated out of 100 points for quality. Every wine listed is accompanied by a full-colour high-resolution representation of its label, so it's dead easy for readers to find the wines they want to taste and enjoy. There's also a handy up-front section featuring Jeremy's hot tips including his Wine of the Year and Five Star labels.

There is no book in print that answers the questions of what wines to buy and when to drink them better than this approachable guide, which takes the risk out of buying and enjoying wine - from the cheapest to the most expensive. It also features a large number of less expensive wines, several below $10 per bottle, and devotes a separate section to Australia's best under $20 wines.

Author Information

Jeremy Oliver is one of Australia's foremost wine writers and presenters. He was named the inaugural Wine Writer of the Year in 2005 by the Australian Wine Selector magazine. He is Australia's leading wine ambassador around the world and has hosted wine events from New York to Beijing and Seoul. A qualified winemaker, Jeremy became the world's youngest published wine author in 1984 with the release of his first book, Thirst for Knowledge. Now 24 years and 18 books later, Jeremy Oliver has written for dozens of publications in many countries including the UK, the US, Russia, Japan and China, and has made hundreds of appearances on radio and television.