By Martin Field
James Halliday’s Wine Atlas of Australia
Halliday is unarguably Australia’s most talented, most prolific and best researched wine author. This volume handsomely reflects those abilities and then some. It is has something for anyone with an interest in Australian wine: the grapes, the wines, the regions, the wineries, the history. All complemented with full colour maps and photographs. Highly recommended. Illustrated, large format hardback, 312 pages. Published 2006 by Hardie Grant Books Victoria, Australia. $79.95.