Nov 05 2008

James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2008 (James Halliday Australian Wine Companion)

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Keenly anticipated by winemakers, faithful collectors, and wine lovers alike, this compendium is a must-have for understanding and appreciating wineries and wine in Australia. The 2008 edition has been completely updated and includes detailed tasting notes, each of which includes vintage-specific ratings and advice on optimal drinking, as well as each wine's closure, alcohol content, and price. In addition to information about their history, important details about each winery is included, such as contact numbers and websites. Whether planning a trip to Australia or hoping to find information on the best wine from the region, anyone with an interest in Australian wine would be helped by this authoritative and entertaining guide.

Customer Review: Excellent book (again) from James Halliday

760 pages - with all relevant details about Aussie wines.
A full explanation first, on how to use the book.
Lists of best varietals.
Tasting notes of 5836 wines..! (phew)
Many other informative articles : best of best, best of the regions, statistical info, etc etc...(seek and thou shall find)
Description of the best of the most recent vintages - and/or other recommendables from (the not necessarily most recent vintages) - a good idea.
Well organized..
Ths is NOT a book you carry in your pocket..
I really cannot find any negative thing to write about, BUT I would have loved some pictures of labels too - which would most likely have brought the bokk over the 1K page-size :-)

Oh..One sort of complaint, I don't understand his idea of not rating any wines higher than 97 (when you have a 100-point scale it makes no sense, not to use it up to, at least 99. You may argue against using the top 100, because can a wine be PERFECT ?)

So anyway, the verdict : highly recommended..


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