A refreshing take on Australian wine. Colour, facts, figures, personalities – all masterfully and sensitively interconnected.

Capturing all the complexities of wine in contemporary Australia is a massive job, but Jane and Jon and their team of collaborators have absolutely nailed it: How to Drink Australian is an exhaustive, insightful, invaluable new guide to what’s going on right now in the vineyards and cellars – and, crucially, the hearts and minds – of winegrowers right across this dynamic country.

How to Drink Australian is INCREDIBLE. The most comprehensive book on the best Australian wines. It’s not an easy feat to bring together so much information, diving deep into the intricacies of the great regions, producers and terroirs of Australia. A must have on every wine lover’s book shelf.

“The wine book that the Australian wine industry deserves. Insightful, intelligent and in depth…An instant classic.”

As someone who has followed the Australian wine scene since 1992, it is about time for this great book by Jane Lopes and Jonathan Ross. So much has changed, not just in the past 30 years – the last 10 alone have been revelatory. To have them walk us through these changes and these wine regions, is so timely.

As an American sommelier, Australia was really one of those places that I thought was mostly full of funny critters and over-hyped wines. That is, until I met Jane and Jon – they showed me that this is a land of terroir and growers who rival many of their European counterparts. This book further solidified me falling in love with this wild continent so rich with history and a new generation of wines. An important read for both wine geeks and novices alike!

Brightly written, the tome delves deep and respectfully in to the past, offers a comprehensive picture of the present, and shines with enthusiasm for the future.. – David Hawkins, Wine & Spirits Magazine

Perhaps the best example of this kind of book ever written. – Wine Communicators of Australia

“This book from the American sommeliers Jane Lopes and Jonathan Ross manages the neat trick of offering all the geeky information of geology, geography, climate and history sought out by students while giving ordinary wine-lovers what they crave: names of producers to seek out, whether mainstream names or the vanguard wineries that, to me at least, have made Australian wine so interesting.” – Eric Asimov, The New York Times

If you seek to understand this immense place, you must start here. Australia has come an awfully long way from its early beginnings in wine, and it continues to evolve and develop in immeasurably significant leaps as a premium winemaking nation. The history is proud, the future is bright and everything we need to know about where we’ve been and where we are headed can be found right here, in the pages of How To Drink Australian. It’s a ripper read and a must-have for any serious wine lover.

– Erin Larkin, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

Jane Lopes and Jonathan Ross have compiled an exhaustive and intoxicating 500-page compendium of the great regions, terroirs, and rising stars and legends of Australian wine…the book may well change everything the rest of the world knows about Australian wine. – Jill Dupleix, Good Weekend Magazine

It’s the most comprehensive book about Australian wine to appear in over a decade.”

– Max Allen, Australian Financial Review

“It’s taken two savvy Americans to write the one book that every Australian wine lover needs to have in their library…Jane Lopes and Jonathan Ross – two high-flying and scarily knowledgable sommeliers – have covered just about every aspect of the wine industry in Australia, making their book a must read for both wine industry folks and wine lovers.” – Winsor Dobbin, Gourmet on the Road

It's kind of ironic that what could well be the most comprehensive book on Australian wine has been written by two Americans. How to Drink Australian is the wine book that Australia deserves.

– Karen Hardy, Canberra Times

This is an outstanding piece of work. If there is one book that anyone wanting to learn more about Australian wine should have, this is it. – Huon Hooke, The Real Review

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