How have wineries become so much more than mere production facilities, bringing wine to life in some of the world’s most striking architecture? Award-winning wine writer Peter Richards has traveled and researched extensively to uncover the intriguing story of iconic wineries around the world and how they came to be as they are. He takes readers on a visual tour of 80 of the world’s most striking, fascinating, and impressive wineries, from seventeen wine countries and regions. In addition to discussing both wine and architecture, he includes producer fact boxes with contact details, wine tips, and visitor information, plus a world map that makes locating the wineries easy. With more than 200 inspiring color photographs, this is an illuminating book for wine lovers, armchair tourists, and travelers. Winner of the Gourmand Best Wine Tourism/Atlas 2004

Wines of South America

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Waldin, Monty

Beverages & Wine

MITCH

This pioneering look at Biodynamic wines is the first complete reference on the topic and the principles used in their creation. Award-winning wine writer Monty Waldin—a leading authority on the subject—features more than 200 Biodynamic wine producers from around the world. He details their wines and rates them once for their overall quality in relation to environmental impact, and then again for value.  

Biodynamic Wines (Mitchell Beazley Classic Wine Library)

Mitchell Beazley

From the Médoc to Sauternes, this invaluable guide to France’s popular Bordeaux region explains the area’s classification system and offers advice on getting around and finding the best hotels and restaurants. It features tours of the wine areas, with suggestions for the best routes to follow and which producers to visit. Plus, there are expert tips on winery etiquette and advice on the fabulous tasting wines at all price levels.

Bordeaux: How to Find Great Wines Off the Beaten Track

Tuscany is one of the world’s most legendary wine regions—and this is a must-have companion for anyone in search of the area’s top wines. It covers everything from internationally renowned estates to emerging small-boutique producers; explores the multitude of wines and wine styles; and examines the history and complex laws that govern the wines. Plus, it has all a traveler needs to plan a perfect trip: information on visiting the wineries and finding a good tour, advice on choosing comfortable hotels and restaurants that showcase the region’s celebrated cuisine, and suggestions on getting around—whether on foot, bicycle, or by car.

Tuscany: How to Find Great Wines Off the Beaten Track (Discovering Wine Country)

Top wine critic and author, Monty Waldin, has decided to put his money where his opinionated mouth is and pack it all in to make wine biodynamically in rural France.He has just over a year to turn 4 hectares into top selling organic wine. Renovating an old cabin on his vineyard so he can babysit his vines 24/7, his only company will be his donkey and occasionally his high maintenance girlfriend Silvana when she jets in from Italy.Regarded by peers as a bit loopy because of his views about Biodynamics, and even as the enfant terrible of the wine world (he’s upset the establishment for his harsh criticisms of the wine industry), Monty’s nonetheless forged a successful career and written several award-winning books … But now he’s abandoning life behind the laptop for a new one making his own wine in the French Pyrenees.For a sneak preview of Chateau Monty go to Channel4.com.

Chateau Monty: A Corking Wine Adventure

Portico

Wines are generally defined in one of three ways: by their country or region of origin, by their colour (red, white, pink) or by their style (still, sparkling, fortified). Only recently have wines begun to be defined by how their grapes have been grown and the wine made, with a clear distinction between modern ‘chemical’ wine-growing on one hand, and the chemical-free organic or natural approach on the other. Now the world’s most respected wine producers, from Bordeaux to the Barossa, from Chablis to California, increasingly see biodynamics as the method of choice for blue-chip wine-making. Biodynamic wine explains concisely and clearly the theory behind biodynamics, how biodynamics differs from organics, and how the world’s wine-makers – from high-end Bordeaux chateaux to under-the-radar family estates – use biodynamics in practice, often with significant and captivating variations according to wine style, local terroir, weather and even lunar cycles. Biodynamic wine is a comprehensive and entertaining guide to the most argued-about green wine-making phenomenon of recent years. It is both an ideal how-to manual for growers and a captivating guide for wine professionals and wine lovers alike.

Biodynamic Wine (Classic Wine Library)

Business & Money

Economics

Infinite Ideas

* Monty Waldin is a major authority on biodynamic wine * Sales of organic and biodynamic wine are surging globally and the number of organic and biodynamic vineyards has trebled in the last two decades * Author was a Decanter World Wine Awards regional judge and is a commentator on wine in broadcast and print media Wines are generally defined in one of three ways: by their country or region of origin, by their color (red, white, pink) or by their style (still, sparkling, fortified). Only recently have wines begun to be defined by how their grapes have been grown and the wine made, with a clear distinction between modern 'chemical' wine-growing on one hand, and the chemical-free organic or natural approach on the other. Now the world's most respected wine producers, from Bordeaux to the Barossa, and Chablis to California, increasingly see biodynamics as the method of choice for blue-chip winemaking. Biodynamic Wine explains concisely and clearly the theory behind biodynamics, how biodynamics differs from organics, and how the world's winemakers - from high-end Bordeaux chateaux to under-the-radar family estates - use biodynamics in practice, often with significant and captivating variations according to wine style, local terroir, weather and even lunar cycles. Biodynamic wine is a comprehensive and absorbing guide to the most argued-about green winemaking phenomenon of recent years. It is both an ideal how-to manual for growers and a fascinating guide for wine professionals and wine enthusiasts.

Biodynamic wine

Reference

Academie Du Vin Library Ltd

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