100 of the World's Greatest Champagnes and Sparkling Wines to Drink with Abandon

Drink More Fizz!

This new book by leading wine writer, Jonathan Ray, teaches you everything there is to know about fizz by covering the 100 best types, and explaining the key facts so that you can become a bubbly expert. 
 
 There are so many sparkling wines from all over the world that there&#39;s something out there to suit every budget, taste and occasion. Wines featured in this delightfully fun book include types of Champagne, prosecco, cava, cr&eacute;mant, the dazzling rare and precious sparkling ice wine, and everything in between. With characteristic humour and accessibility, Jonathan takes you through the stories and qualities behind the wines and producers, and even gives recipes for some extra-special Champagne cocktails. There is also information about the right kind of glass, the varying sweetness of Champagne, and both a glossary of terms and a wine map are included. 
 
 And if you can&#39;t afford traditional bubbles, don&#39;t worry. Prosecco is the new Champagne! But get there quick &ndash; it&#39;s become so popular in recent times that supplies of it are in danger of running out...

Jonathan Ray is drinks editor of the Spectator. Prior to this he was drinks editor of GQ and spent many years as wine editor of the Daily Telegraph. He was also the anonymous Bar Spy for Imbibe magazine. He is the author of several books on wine &ndash; translated into over a dozen languages and with combined sales of almost 300,000 copies. As well as his regular drinks columns, he has written on food, travel, lifestyle and many other subjects for the Spectator, the Guardian, Decanter, the New Statesman, the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday.

Jonathan Ray

100 of the World's Greatest Spirits and Liqueurs to Drink with Style

Calling all spirit enthusiasts, wannabe mixologists and fans of aperitifs and digestifs... That&#39;s the Spirit! is here to guide and entertain you through the world of spirits and liqueurs, including whiskies both familiar and surprising, dangerous tequila and mezcal, gin and its Dutch counterpart genever, under-rated grappa, love-it-or-hate-it Bailey&#39;s, legendary absinthe and enough rum to make you book a flight to Jamaica immediately.Behind this very well-stocked, virtual bar is author Jonathan Ray, who knows a thing or two about alcohol, being drinks editor of the Spectator. Through his personal selection of the 100 most deliciously fascinating spirits and liqueurs in the world, he tells us all about the makers behind the drinks, what makes certain brands so enduring and fascinating, which famous drinkers had one glass too many, and what makes specific tipples taste so irresistible.Among these 100 bottles are tips on your essential home cocktail kit, the world&#39;s best cocktail bars, which glassware is right for which drink, and the ultimate way to serve key spirits at home.

Jonathan Ray

Books by Jonathan Ray

Follow penguin

Follow ladybird

Follow puffin

Sign up to the Penguin newsletter