Every five years James Halliday undertakes what must be every wine lover's dream job - a vertical tasting of Penfold's Grange from 1951 - current. Read 40 years of Grange reviews here.

The hot, dusty sheepyards of his family's Clare Valley farm gave Rob Geddes his first realisation of the subtle variances that soil and climate have on the grape. His new book, A Good Nose and Great Legs, trys to illuminate the fundamentals that go into making the many wine varieties so his readers can enjoy them all the more. And enjoying good wine is what it's all about.

Matthew Jukes and Tyson Stelzer are heading a new wave of wine commentators who just want you to drink and eat better, broaden your horizons and amaze your tastebuds. The 2009 release of Taste Food and Wine is a compilation of the best wine these lads can find; they say it's the very best wine list they've ever put together. Bottoms up boys.

The Big Red Wine Book is Australia's first book devoted solely to (mainly) Australian red wines. Campbell Mattinson loves his reds, and over six or more years of tasting for his website, he has accumulated reviews of over 1000 red wines of many varieties and prices, now brought together and updated in print. From Shiraz to Nebbiolo, Pinot Noir to Cabernet, this is the book to have if you love red wine.

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An essential addition to any wine lover's library, The Oxford Companion to Wine covers everything from wine history to the most current wine-making techniques and terms.