THE WINES OF RIOJA E-born

24-Mar-11 - my book THE WINES OF RIOJA has just been republished as an e-book and is available as a download from Amazon, to PC or your e-book device (I've just had to buy a Kindle so that I can read my own book!). The e-version is the 2004 text, so pretty much out of date (except for the history, of course), but the publisher has allowed me to add a paragraph offering updates to anyone who's interested, for a modest fee. My idea is to put together a round-up, perhaps every six months, of what's happening, new bodegas, current vintages, and any changes to the regulations, etc. I'm currently working my way through a mega tasting of current vintages and I plan to spend three or four weeks this year in Rioja visiting the plethora of new bodegas, some of which didn't exist when I was researching the original book. So the idea is to keep enthusiasts, students and the trade in touch with what's actually happening. There'll also be the opportunity for a bit of gossip, restaurant and tourism news and feedback from readers - no doubt many will spot errors and be only too eager to expose them but, of course, 'nobody's perfect' (© 1959, Billy Wilder)..



The first update will probably be July-August. If you'd like to be on the mailing list to know when it happens, please e-mail me with your contact details and 'Rioja Updates' in the subject line, and I'll get back to you as soon as I have more details.

In the meantime - ¡Salúd!