THE JOHN PLATTER SOUTH AFRICAN WINE GUIDE
Platter's Wine Guide, South Africa's leading wine annual and one of its best-selling book titles, turns 30 in November this year with the unveiling of the 2010 edition. To mark this significant milestone, we're taking the guide's traditional strengths - credibility, breadth of coverage, readability, ease of use - and combining these with fully revised, up-to-the-minute content designed to appeal to everyone, from the novice wine drinker to the connoisseur. Unveiling of the book will be accompanied by an anniversary celebration, which will make the launch of the new edition a major publishing event.
With an annual print run of over 45 000 and total sales to date of 1.4 million copies, Platter's Guide is the undisputed market leader and the leading resource for those seeking guidance on which wines to buy, what estates to visit, and where to eat and stay in the winelands. The Guide's successful combination of wine knowledge and news journalism makes it more than just a trusted wine adviser: it's also a colourful and entertaining chronicle of who's who and what's what in the world of South African Wine.
An informative and indispensable package
- Comprehensive A-Z directory of wines and wine producers
- GPS coordinates for all the major wineries
- Easy look-ups for wineries open on weekends, offering accommodation, meals and refreshments, providing special facilities for children
- Cape Town and winelands dining and accommodation
- Wineland maps
- Wines of the year - five stars; highly recommended; exceptionally drinkable and well priced; worth cellaring
What the media say
- A national treasure - Sunday Times
- A great institution and a valuable asset for South African wine - SA Wine News
- Probably one of the best of its kind in the world - Beeld
- The perennial best-selling Christmas present in South Africa - Sowetan
- If you like wine you should keep Platter close to hand - Witness
- A ready reference to everything you ever want to know about wine in South Africa - Bolander
- A must-have for anyone with an interest or love for South African wines - Decanter
- If you buy only one local wine guide this year, this is it - Food & Home Entertaining
