SPRING 2008

WE MADE IT! (13-Apr-08): COOK ESPAÑA, DRINK ESPAÑA (see below) won its category and is now officially the 'Best Wine Book in the World (Outside France)'. See www.cookbookfair.com (shortly to be updated).

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WINE TRAINING - lecturing (professionally to WSET and specialist MW level), consultancy, tasting, presentations and entertainment for wine enthusiasts (clubs, societies and social events). More details at: johnradford.com/wine

SPEAKING - compèring, chairing seminars and debates, after-dinner speaking, cabaret. More details at johnradford.com/speaking

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BOOKS IN PRINT

Buy at a discount from amazon.co.uk (Europe) or amazon.com (USA/Canada)

THE NEW SPAIN - New Edition
Mitchell Beazley - price £25, US$40, CDN$50
Completely updated edition with the new Spanish wine law of 2003 and all bodega profiles updated and rewritten with direct contact details, some new pictures and 'since the last edition' updates to regional profiles. Please be patient - it always seems to be in reprint.

THE WINES OF RIOJA
Mitchell Beazley Classic Wine Library - Price £20, US$30, CDN$35
The first book dedicated to the wines of Rioja in English for nearly 20 years, with profiles of 112 individual bodegas, details of the reglamento, new legislation and a survey of the hopes and fears of the bodegas themselves as Rioja gets a grip on the 21st Century.

Tom Stevenson's WINE REPORT 2008
Dorling Kindersley - price £9.99, US$15.00, CDN$23.00
Each year, WINE REPORT provides a one-stop update to what has happened in the world of wine during the previous 12 months, full of inside information on every wine region. One person could not possibly keep up with all of this on an annual basis... This is why I have assembled a team of specialists – and not just any specialists. These are the writers I respect the most in their respective subjects – the ones I would turn to if I needed some inside help. In fact some 40 specialists contribute, and you can find my contribution under SPAIN.

COOK ESPAÑA, DRINK ESPAÑA (with Madrileño chef Mario Sandoval) - Mitchell Beazley - Price £20
A comprehensive look at food, wine and other drinks from each of Spain's 17 autonomous regions, with recipes from Mario ranging from the traditional to the 'off the wall' styles of modern Spanish cooking, and a round-up of each region's best wines and, well, things like chinchón, patxarán, cider, brandy, rancios and everything else. Winner of the 2007/8 Livre Gourmand award (see above).