The publishers will donate $20 from each copy of ‘A Taste of the World of Wine’ sold from June through December 2012 to the Wine Alumni Network.
‘A Taste of the World of Wine’ is a comprehensive and practical guide that takes the reader on a journey through the history of wine, viticulture and winemaking practices, and how to taste wine, and provides useful information to help understand the major wine styles of the world. The concise, easy to follow, educational approach makes it an ideal book for anyone who is interested in wine. The book contains 212 pages of informative text, maps, wine style guides, tasting clues and over 300 photographs to illustrate the diversity and richness of the world of wine. It has been written for students and the general wine consumer.
This book won the 2010 Organisation Internationale de la Vigne et du Vin (OIV) Award for the best book in the ‘Discovering and Presenting Wines’ category.
Written by past and present staff and students of the University of Adelaide, it would be a great gift to someone who is interested in wine and wants to know a little more.
About the Authors
Dr Patrick Iland OAM and Associate Professor Peter Dry are longstanding lecturers at the University of Adelaide with distinguished academic careers. Peter Gago is acknowledged nationally and internationally as one of the most respected and influential winemakers in the world of wine. Andrew Caillard MW is a Master of Wine and a leading wine writer and educator. The authors are contributing their royalty payments to the Wine Alumni Network.
Purchasing the book
The book can be purchased through the publisher’s website:
www.piwpwinebooks.com.au for the RRP of $59.95 which includes free postage within Australia (special rates for overseas postage available).
For orders within the months of June through December 2012, $20 from each book will be donated to the Wine Alumni Network for use in Network programs.
Please contact Judith Iland (
piwp@ozemail.com.au) for more information about the book or how to make a purchase.