The Wild Bunch: Movers, Shakers and Ground-breakers of the New Zealand Wine Industry by Joelle Thomson.
$39.99 NZD
Category: Wine, Beer & Spirits
Celebrated wine writer and journalist Joelle Thomson has brought together eightteen movers, shakers and risk-takers of the New Zealand wine industry and invited them to talk about their achievements, their favourite wines and how they see the industry developing in the future. They make up a wild bunch ...Show more
Let Me Tell You About Whisky: Taste, Try and Enjoy Whisky from Around the World by Gavin Smith
$39.99 NZD
Category: Wine, Beer & Spirits
Whisky is the world's favourite spirit and is enjoying booming sales, especially in the USA and Asia, yet too often it's shrouded in mystery, myth and complex-sounding terminology. This authoritative beginner's guide cuts straight through all of this, with simple advice on how to seek out and enjoy the ...Show more
School of Booze: An Insider's Guide to Libations, Tipples and Brews by Jane Peyton
$27.99 NZD
Category: Wine, Beer & Spirits
Humans were seeking out alcohol millions of years before the word 'keg' was invented. This book contains everything you have ever wanted to know about drink, from how to make absinthe to the cultural history of zythos (beer). Packed with fascinating miscellany and curious facts to entertain your friend ...Show more
Whisky: The Manual: How to Enjoy Whisky by Dave Broom
$37.99 NZD
Category: Wine, Beer & Spirits
This highly accessible and enjoyable guide is full of practical and fascinating information about how to enjoy whisky. All whisky styles are covered, including (just whisper it) blends. Along the way a good few myths are exploded, including the idea that whisky has to be taken neat. In 'What to Drink', ...Show more
101 Whiskies by Orjan Westerlund
$34.99 NZD
Category: Wine, Beer & Spirits
101 Whiskies offers a unique and comprehensive overview of this fascinating drink. With information on aroma, flavor and finish, and accompanied by appealing photographs, 101 whiskies from a wide range of countries are presented. A space for notes provides you with the opportunity to rate the whiskies o ...Show more
Malt Whisky by Charles MacLean
$29.99 NZD
Category: Wine, Beer & Spirits
Malt whisky has captured the hearts of spirits drinkers worldwide, especially in recent years. This fully revised and updated edition of the award-winning Malt Whisky is now in a handy portable size, making it the perfect companion for touring Scotland's distilleries. First published in 1997, the book h ...Show more
How to Drink a Glass of Wine by John Saker
$26.00 NZD
Category: Wine, Beer & Spirits
New Zealand has become one of the world's great wine-drinking and producing countries. After six years as a top wine writer, John Saker has blended a thousand impressions, delicious experiences and startled taste buds into an engrossing guide to the world's most loved - and debated - beverage. A glass o ...Show more
Sherry: The Wine World's Best Kept Secret by Talia Baiocchi
$49.99 NZD
Category: Wine, Beer & Spirits
A remarkable drink with a rich history, sherry was for centuries considered one of the world's greatest wines. But in more recent times, its illustrious reputation was often overlooked and this once beloved beverage fell out of favour. Now, with sherry undergoing a renaissance and becoming a star ingred ...Show more
Malt Whisky Companion by Michael Jackson
$50.00 NZD
Category: Wine, Beer & Spirits
Discover all about whisky from this new and updated edition of the classic, definitive guide to malt whiskies, by the late Michael Jackson. You'll learn everything you wanted to know about your favourite tipple. From why you should choose Islay, the Islands, or the Highlands, to which whiskies are light ...Show more
Spirit of Place: Whisky Distilleries of Scotland by Charles Maclean
$55.00 NZD
Category: Wine, Beer & Spirits
A wide-ranging and evocative portrait of Scotland’s distilleries, with text by renowned whisky expert Charles MacLean and photographs by Lara Platman and Alan MacDonald. Treating Scotland as eight distinct regions, this fascinating book describes the ‘cultural terroir’ of the country's fifty greatest d ...Show more
Gin : The Art and Craft of the Artisan Revival by Aaron Knoll
$55.00 NZD
Category: Wine, Beer & Spirits | Reading Level: General Adult
Gin introduces the reader to the global artisan gin revolution, highlighting the spirit's history and the ways that today's craft drinks-makers have transformed the notion of what a gin can and should be. New Gins are hitting the market seemingly every day. This book will help the reader make sense of t ...Show more
The Scotch Whisky Treasures by Tom Bruce-Gardyne
$85.00 NZD
Category: Wine, Beer & Spirits
The Gaelic word for whisky is Uisge beatha, which translates literally as "the water of life". That is as a good a starting place as any to enjoy whisky, as a connoisseur, taster or an occasional tippler. This beautifully produced volume. Written by a Scotsman who considers it a blessing to grow up with ...Show more