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Canada – the evolution of a wine industry
3 October 2017 by Rebecca in Classic Wine Library, Wine and spirits
By Rod Phillips, author of The wines of Canada
When I migrated from New Zealand to Canada in the 1960s at the age of 19, both my country of departure and the one I arrived in had embryonic modern wine industries. Much New Zealand wine at that time was fortified, and much of what was not should have been. (Read more)
Côte d’Or: the world’s greatest wine region
8 September 2017 by Rebecca in Book publishing, Classic Wine Library, Lifestyle, Wine and spirits
By Raymond Blake, author of Côte d’Or: The wines and winemakers of the heart of burgundy
Glancing behind me as I write this, at shelves loaded with wine books, I can count perhaps a dozen Classic Wine Library titles, from the black-spined Faber & Faber editions, through the less soberly jacketed Mitchell Beazley versions to the elegantly presented and up-to-date publications from Infinite Ideas. (Read more)
The Classic Wine Library – picture this
14 June 2017 by Rebecca in Book publishing, Classic Wine Library, Lifestyle, Wine and spirits
One of my favourite tasks as editor of the Classic Wine Library is choosing the photos that grace the covers of the books. A great cover is essential in creating the right first impression. Reading the books makes me (and I assume others) want to sample the wines and visit the places talked about, but readers first need to be enticed into picking up the book. (Read more)