The South America Wine Guide: The definitive guide to wine in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia & Peru

• Authors: AMANDA BARNES
• Publisher: The South America Wine Guide
• Language: English
• Publication date: 05/2022
• Dimensions: 18 x 24 cm
• Number of pages: 528
• Weight: 1240g
• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9781838184629

Winner of the John Avery Award at the 2021 André Simon Awards

Winner of the Debut Drink Book of the Year at the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards 2022

Winner of the Best World Wine Book award at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2022

“Amanda is an inexhaustible source of knowledge about South American wines.”
Jancis Robinson MW OBE

Presentation:

The South America Wine Guide by Amanda Barnes is the result of ten years of research and interviews conducted by the author during her travels and stays on the continent. Working with more than 60 regional specialists, this guide comprehensively details more than 70 wine regions and offers stunning maps of 40 of them—many of which have never been mapped or documented in English before.

With charismatic and captivating writing, the author skillfully explores 500 years of wine history and insightfully contextualizes the wines of Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and other countries today. This monumental work offers exciting discoveries for even the most seasoned wine experts, while remaining accessible to those just beginning their wine journey.

What does the South America Wine Guide contain?

• A comprehensive guide to the wine regions of Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru (including key terroir characteristics, influencing factors, most important grape varieties, and top producers).
• A history of wine in South America to the present day.
• An in-depth analysis of current Latin American wine production, including the most comprehensive database on South American wine production to date.
• Focuses on the revival of old vines and historic regions, as well as new emerging wine-growing areas and innovative wine styles.
• Maps of different wine-growing regions.

The author

Amanda Barnes is an award-winning wine writer based in South America since 2009. She is a regular correspondent for Decanter magazine and editor-in-chief of the Circle of Wine Writers . During her travels across this fascinating continent, she has tasted over 1,500 Malbec wines and eaten more than 800 Chilean oysters. She is currently studying to become a Master of Wine.