A copy of this landed on my desk yesterday so I gave it a good working over last night. Authors Tyson-eye Stelzer (earnest, intellectual, fine taster, work ethic of a Clydesdale) and Matthew Jukes (stentorian, a little outré, fine taster, good taste in shoes) have sifted through a river of wine and pulled out 365 little nuggets of Australian and NZ gold. It’s an excellent list of wines too, offering a wide range of styles and price points, and while perhaps a little heavily weighted towards certain producers, I’d say this is more a function of quality rather than bias. I was most impressed by the fact that unlike many other guides, this is packed with wines that are yet to be released, so it will stay current for a long time. It has an extensive food and wine matching section, a new classification system for NZ Pinot Noir, results for The Great Australian Red competition, a directory of wine retailers, wine tasting terms, useful information on serving wine and a nice little guide to wine regions. It is cleverly laid out, packed with features and fun, and is bigger and better than last years edition. Top work chaps.