This is a journey through the winelands of France, Sicily, Spain and South Africa told through the voices of the Oddo family and their winemaking partners, pausing to savour local culinary delights and sharing regional recipes and flavours.

Words are spoken from the heart, while the soul of each destination is revealed through enticing visuals and gorgeous food photography.

A book for the traveller, the connoisseur and everyone interested in a taste of the extraordinary world of food and wine.

Platter's Wine Guide celebrates a remarkable 46 years of showcasing South Africa's winegrowers and grape-spirit distillers in the new 2026 edition, with an alluring cover colour invoking sunsets over iconic Table Bay. All the best-selling features of the collectible editions - descriptions and ratings of around 6,000 wines, winery profiles, wine-country maps and more - are present and fully updated. Comprehensive yet engaging, welcoming of newcomers to the vine, it's the perfect independent companion for anyone who lifts a glass of South African wine.

Learn how to make non-dairy products from scratch!

When it comes to food, more and more of us are becoming interested in and more aware of what we eat and how it affects the environment, animals and ourselves. Vegan dairy alternatives have become a common sight on supermarket shelves and some people have chosen to quit dairy products altogether. In Vegan Dairy, learn how to make crumbly cheeses, silky yogurts, moreish milks and tasty butters and creams from nuts and seeds. Containing easy-to-follow plant-based recipes, this book has everything from quick almond milk and vanilla and pecan butter to fermented products such as cashew yogurt and almond cheese.

Aimed at both beginners and the more experienced (yet curious) home cooks, who are looking for a greater understanding of vegan dairy, there are also delicious recipes with ideas for breakfasts, snacks and treats including chickpea bread, yogurt ice cream and coconut and hemp biscuits. Whether you re vegan, vegetarian, flexitarian or lactose intolerant, these recipes make perfect dairy replacements so you can still enjoy the foods and flavours you love.

The brains behind the #1 bestselling Carbs & Cals are back! This time with the perfect smoothie book for the health-concious. Featuring 80 delicious recipes, the book is beautifully presented showing detailed nutritional information for every smoothie. Whether you're on a low-calorie, high-fibre or high-protien diet, or just want to achieve your 5-a-day fruit & veg, this is the ideal smoothie book for you. FEATURES; 80 delicious smoothie recipes. Beautiful image of every smoothie. Photos of ingredients in each recipe. Values for carbs, calories, protein, fat, fibre and 5-a-day fruit & veg. 275 photos of individual ingredients so you can create your own recipes. Intro explaining the benefits of smoothies.

Galaxy Bar Cocktails features 60 signature cocktails grounded in the timeless recipes of bartending pioneers but elevated through invention, reinvention, innovation and creativity. With pro tips on essential bar tools, techniques and glassware as well as recipes to make cordials and syrups, this book will take readers understanding of mixology into a whole new world of cocktail art.

“In this collection of stunningly styled drinks, you will get an authentic flavour of Dubai’s original luxury cocktail bar.” MARK SANSOM, Former Director – World’s 50 Best Bars

Galaxy Bar, created by renowned restaurateur Natasha Sideris, has been one of the World’s 50 Best Bars for the past three years and was named Campari’s One to Watch in 2020. What began as a storage room behind a restaurant was transformed into an exclusive, late night lounge bar that paved the way for Dubai’s flourishing luxury cocktail bar scene. Galaxy Bar Cocktails is inspired by the bar and by Natasha’s Greek heritage, the intimate interior design features plush, midnight blue velvet seating with accents of gold, a Lemurian marble back bar, and a glittering canopy of stars mimicking the night sky above Athens. With beautifully crafted cocktails and a seductive, exclusive interior Galaxy Bar offers a chic, and unique experience. This book with its two metallic inks, black edges, gold foiling and extraordinary photography is an ode to this.

Explore the history of brewing and beer culture in Louisville, Kentucky.

Colonial New England was awash in ales, beers, wines, cider and spirits. Everyone from teenage farmworkers to our founding fathers imbibed heartily and often. Tipples at breakfast, lunch, teatime and dinner were the norm, and low-alcohol hard cider was sometimes even a part of children's lives. This burgeoning cocktail culture reflected the New World's abundance of raw materials: apples, sugar and molasses, wild berries and hops. This plentiful drinking sustained a slew of smoky taverns and inns--watering holes that became vital meeting places and the nexuses of unrest as the Revolution brewed. New England food and drinks writer Corin Hirsch explores the origins and taste of the favorite potations of early Americans and offers some modern-day recipes to revive them today.

Montana's brewing history stretches back more than 150 years to the state's days as a territory. But the art of brewing in Montana has come a long way since the frontier era. Today, nearly forty craft breweries span the Treasure State, and the quality of their output rivals the best craft beer produced anywhere in the country. Maybe it's because there's also a little piece of Montana in every glass, as the state's brewers pride themselves on using cold mountain water and locally sourced barley harvested from Montana's ample fields. From grain to glass, " Montana Beer: A Guide to Breweries in Big Sky Country" tells the story of the brewers and breweries that make the Treasure State's brew so special.

Cocktails have an unwavering, timeless style, so become a purveyor of fine drinking with this collection of classic and contemporary recipes. The Art Of Mixology offers a stunning anthology of cocktail recipes to make at home. You'll find an informative introduction packed with all the essential knowledge any experienced or novice mixologist could ever need. Illustrated, hardback book featuring 200 recipes for classic cocktails and curious concoctions to suit every occasion The drinks are grouped by spirits featuring Gin & Vodka; Rum, Whiskies & Brandy; Bubbles (both naughty and nice); Something Different and MocktailsCocktails range from a Singapore Sling, a Buck's Fizz, and a Cosmopolitan to a Highland Fling, a Brandy Julep, and a Baby Bellini. All recipes are simply written, even novice cocktail makers are guaranteed a perfect result every timeAn indispensable book for the budding mixologistExplore the art of mixology with this stylish guide

Go beyond the bottle and step inside the minds- and vines- of Virginia's burgeoning wine industry in this groundbreaking volume. Join grape grower and industry insider Walker Elliott Rowe as he guides you through some of the top vineyards and wineries in the Old Dominion. Rowe explores the minds of pioneering winemakers and vineyard owners, stitches together an account of the wine industry's foundation in Virginia, from Jamestown to Jefferson to Barboursville, and uncovers the fascinating missing chapter in Virginia wine history. As the Philip Carter Winery's motto explains, 'Before there was Jefferson, there was Carter.'

Rowe goes behind the scenes to interview migrant workers who toil daily in the vineyards, makes the rounds in Richmond with an industry lobbyist and talks shop with winemakers on the science and techniques that have helped put the Virginia wine industry on the map. Also included are twenty-four stunning color photographs from professional photographer Jonathan Timmes and a foreword by noted wine journalist Richard Leahy.

In official partnership with Downton Abbey and with 50 stunning photographs featuring stills from across the series and right up to the latest film release, this collection of 70 delicious cocktail recipes is a lavish toast to the glamorous world of the Crawleys. With a foreword by Julian Fellowes, the writer and creator of Downton Abbey, and an introduction by food historian Annie Gray, this curated selection of recipes spans the world of Downton, from drawing-room party drinks to downstairs hangover cures and more. In addition to classic concoctions like a Mint Julep, Prince of Wales Punch and Ginger Beer, this collection features character-specific twists such as Downton Heir, Turkish Attache, The Valet and The Chauffeur. With a brief history of each drink and peppered with quotes from Downton characters, the recipes are organized by the places the drinks were served: The library (stirred drinks and after-dinner drinks) The grounds (refreshing drinks) The great hall (party drinks) The drawing room (pre-dinner drinks and hangover helpers) The village (everyday drinks) Photographed using the original lead crystal used on set, each cocktail is guaranteed to raise your spirits, whether by channeling the verve of Lady Mary, the wit of Violet Crawley or the plain speaking of Mrs Patmore. With these cocktails, relish the rich traditions and flavours of Downton Abbey without end.

This 44th edition of the authoritative South African wine guide features Five Star wines out of over 8,000 wines reviewed.

Platter’s features descriptions of over 900 producers across the vibrant wine regions of South Africa and also offers the 100-point equivalents for the familiar star ratings, as well as useful information for learning about and travelling in these beautiful wine lands.

Nestled in the heart of the Stellenbosch wine district lies Meerlust Wine Estate, producer of the iconic Rubicon. For over three centuries and seven generations, the land has been tended to by the Myburgh family, who transformed it into one of the country’s most revered wine estates.

For the first six generations of the Myburgh tenure, the vineyards were grown for making bulk batches of wine for selling on to the big traders dealing in the relatively unsophisticated world of South African wine at the time. In 1975 the estate produced its first vintage – a Cabernet Sauvignon – under its own label.

The Rubicon red Bordeaux blend, first made in 1980 by Nico Myburgh and his Italian-born winemaker Giorgio Dalla Cia, set Meerlust on a new trajectory. It announced not only a new path for Meerlust and the Myburgh family, but also a revolution in wine style. Today, this legacy lives on under owner Hannes Myburgh and cellar master Wim Truter.

Meerlust: Beyond the Rubicon delves deeper than the acclaim of a single blend. It is a celebration of the timeless bond between land, time, and artistry. Discover the tale of Meerlust, where time, terroir and tradition converge to craft wines that honour both the legacy of the past and the promise of the future.
 
Includes 5 recipes from 5 of South Africa’s top chefs, paired with a signature Meerlust wine.

Italian Wines is the English-language version of Gambero Rosso's Vini d'Italia, the world's best-selling guide to Italian wine, now in its 30th edition. It is the result of a year's work by over 60 tasters, coordinated by three curators. They travel around the entire country to taste 45,000 wines, only half of which make it into the guide. About 2,400 producers are selected. Each entry brings together useful information about a winery, including a description of its most important labels and price levels in Italian wine shops. Each wine is evaluated according to the Gambero Rosso bicchieri rating, with Tre Bicchieri awarded to the top labels. This guide acts as an essential reference tool for both wine professionals and passionate amateurs around the globe: it provides the instruments for finding one's way in the complex panorama of Italy's wine world.