The New and Old Australia *CXLD* A Wine Drinker's Guide

by Lopes, Jane; Ross, Jonathan; Faiella, Kavita

• ISBN13: 9781743797808
• ISBN10: 174379780X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2023-03-14
• Publisher: Hardie Grant

Summary

The New and Old Australia is a fresh and relevant perspective on Australian wine: its many diverse regions, wineries, and people.

For the person who asks, "What book can I pick up to really know what's going on with Australian wine?" The New and Old Australia is the answer. Divided by state and then region, it considers: standout producers across the full spectrum from classic to natural and in-between; cellar door information; microclimates and geographical features; important trends and pressing issues, with insight from leading winemakers and growers on what's significant and special about their part of the wine world. Curated by three highly-credentialled (and opinionated) wine experts, this modern compendium will appeal to Australian wine lovers around the world. The New and Old Australia celebrates what it is to drink Australian while also offering critical insight into the formation of the country and its First Nations, linking the custodianship of First Nations and modern-day grape-growers. As well, it provides crucial know-how on the wine making landscape with information on climate change, Australia's GI system, and also explores the unique characteristics of each wine producing state with original maps of a detail that have yet to be shared in Australian wine scholarship.

Covering simply everything there is to know about this contemporary landscape in wine production, The New and Old Australia is the wine book we've been waiting for.

Author Biography

Jane Lopes is a California-born sommelier and author. She has worked at New York's Eleven Madison Park, Nashville's The Catbird Seat, Chicago's The Violet Hour, and most recently as the wine director at Attica, one of Australia's most celebrated restaurants. Jane was featured on Esquire network's 2015 television series Uncorked, which follows six New York City sommeliers in pursuit of the prestigious Master Sommelier title. In September of 2018, Jane passed the Master Sommelier exam, becoming the only woman in Australia to do so, and one of only 34 women in the world. In September of 2019, Jane finally put her University of Chicago literature degree to good use in publishing her first book, a personal and educational guide to wine called Vignette: Stories of Life and Wine in 100 Bottles. In 2020, Jane and her husband Jonathan Ross co-founded their own Australian wine imports company: LEGEND. Jane and Jon continue to be mentors and educators and are working toward more equitable hospitality and wine industries.

Jonathan Ross is a New Jersey-born wine professional who spent most of his career working in the New York restaurant industry. Ross's time in New York was capped off by a 5-year stint as the head sommelier at Eleven Madison Park, which culminated in the restaurant's rise to the top spot on the San Pellegrino 50 Best Restaurant List. In 2017, Ross and his now wife, Jane Lopes, moved to Melbourne, Australia where Ross joined the Rockpool Dining Group as beverage director overseeing the premium pillar of restaurants in Victoria and WA. While living in Melbourne, Ross launched Micro Wines, a boutique wine label sold domestically, and exported to the US and Europe. In 2017, Ross passed the master sommelier exam, but has been outspoken in his disapproval with much of the organization's ethos and actions. In 2020, Ross and Lopes returned to the US, and launched Legend Imports, bringing much of what they fell in love with while in Australia back to the US. Ross is a member of the Hue Society's Council of Resources, and both are actively working with The VinGuard, and other groups to effect positive change in the wine and hospitality industries. Ross has written about wine for Business Insider, worked as an educator for the Guild of Sommeliers and the Court of Master Sommeliers both in Australia and in the US, and never goes anywhere without his mountain bike.

After working with a number of Australia's most celebrated chefs, including Stefano Manfredi and Neil Perry, Kavita Faiella set her sights on Asia. Firstly, in the Maldives, as head sommelier of the luxurious Conrad property and then as the regional cellar master for Amanresorts, where she developed the wine programs for some of the world's most revered properties in Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, India and Sri Lanka. In 2010 she became the wine director of the Press Room Group, where she was responsible for twelve of Hong Kong's most well-known restaurants. Kavita's work saw her named as one of the 10 most influential wine personalities in India by CNN and 20 most influential people in the Hong Kong food and beverage scene by Time Out. After 10 years abroad, Kavita is now happy to once again call Sydney home, where she works as the sales and marketing manager for Shaw+Smith, Tolpuddle Vineyard and The Other Wine Co.