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South America Wine Guide book

The South America Wine Guide is the world’s most comprehensive book about the wine regions, producers and wines of South America, above all, it’s an enlightening and engaging adventure in this enchanting and captivating part of the world.

South American wine expert and award-winning wine writer Amanda Barnes leads wine lovers through the myriad of grape varieties and wine traditions, bringing to life the diverse wine regions of this extraordinary continent.

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About The South America Wine Guide

With charismatic and engaging writing, the author artfully explores 500 years of wine history and insightfully puts the wines of Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru and beyond into context today. This landmark wine book reveals new and exciting discoveries for even the most seasoned wine expert, while remaining approachable for those just beginning their foray into the world of wine. With 40 wine region maps, beautiful photography and a personal introduction to the continent’s best winemakers and wines, this is the essential guide to South American wine.

About The Author

Amanda Barnes is an award-winning wine and travel writer, and the author of The South America Wine Guide. Although born and raised in Hampshire, England, Amanda has been based in South America since 2009 and is a sought-after specialist in the wines of Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia, Peru and Brazil. 

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Amanda Barnes Author of The South American Wine Guide

Reviews

Amanda is a fount of knowledge on South American wine.

Jancis Robinson OBE MW

Blink and you miss what’s happening in the turbo-charged wine industries of South America. Amanda Barnes doesn’t blink. Her authority is based on ten years submersion in some of the fastest-moving sources of good wine on earth; essential information, beautifully presented.

Hugh Johnson OBE

Amanda Barnes knows her stuff — and makes a brilliant guide to the intoxicating world of South American wine. This is as comprehensive, detailed, evocative and up-to-date a guide to South America and its wines as you’re likely to find. You can tell it’s written by someone who lives and loves this region — she brings people and places to life with tender familiarity and vibrant detail, yet with the added perspective that an interested, involved outsider can bring to bear. It’s as dense, profound and vivid as the Brazilian rainforest!

Peter Richards MW
Decanter

Amanda’s excitement about the wines of South America is contagious and she champions these countries that deserve a place at the international fine wine table. Not only is this a comprehensive dive into the continent’s wines but she’s gone above and beyond by giving us all a travel guide to seeing these beautiful places in person.

Chris Tanghe MS
Director of Guild of Sommeliers

The South America Wine Guide is indeed a magnus opus – an outstanding piece of academic research. It is the most comprehensive work on South American wine ever published in English… It is also the first time I have read a wine reference book in which the prose moved me to tears, set off a sense of longing, haunted me with history, and inspired me with excitement for the future.

Tamlyn Currin
JancisRobinson.com