100 Great Wines and Stories by The Wine Guy
Tom Gilbey
The internet’s most charismatic wine expert shares hilarious life, wine, and food stories
‘I like to talk about wine the way normal humans talk about things they love – it’s not about showing off how many fancy wine terms I know. The point is to share something I love with someone else in a way that makes them want to love it too.’
Tom Gilbey
This is not simply a wine book, it’s about living the good life while cherishing each sip along the way. For Tom Gilbey the two are inseparable. The UK’s most charismatic wine expert invites readers to discover the joy, hilarity, and humanity of wine in Thirsty, a vibrant memoir-meets-guide bursting with 100 unforgettable wines and the even juicier stories behind them.
Thirsty is the story of Tom’s life in wine. A celebration of all the fascinating characters who make it, and a history of the Gilbey’s family love affair with winemaking and – let’s be honest – drinking since the 1800s.
Learn all about:
- How to read a label (even if you can’t speak the language)
- talk wine without sounding naff
- choose wine in a restaurant
- explain why some wine might smell like your granny’s cardigan
- find £9.99 wines that can still blow your socks off
You will travel with Tom to a Chateaux in France’s Beaujolais, vineyards in England’s Thames Valley, wineries in Australia’s Hunter Valley and the unsung aisles of Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Majestic and – rest in peace – Oddbins.
Tom shares with us how this gloriously gluggable elixir is, at its heart, made to bring pleasure, to bring people together, and to make us slow down – taking time to savour not just the food and drink on the table, but, the moment itself.
