Andrew has written a number of books over the last 20 years. His two most recent books Peat Smoke and Spirit: a Portrait of Islay and its Whiskies and The New France both received great critical acclaim. See the book pages for reviews and more details.

His next book, Andrew Jefford's Wine Course, is now published. It is a friendly, accessible and easy-going introduction to wine for those who know little or nothing about it. The Wine Course is divided up into twenty different projects under three main headings: The Tools, The Elements and The Journey. The aim is provide those reading it with a framework for further discoveries, and the confidence to explore.

Whisky lovers of a thoughtful bent may also care to look out for Andrew's iconoclastic essay in the forthcoming Whisky and Philosophy, to be published by Wiley/Blackwell. More details when publication is imminent.

Book list

• Andrew Jefford's Wine Course (Ryland, Peters & Small; publication: September 2008)
• Peat Smoke and Spirit: a Portrait of Islay and its Whiskies (Headline, November 2004)
• The New France (Mitchell Beazley, 2002)
• Choosing Wine (Ryland, Peters & Small 2003)
• After-Dinner Drinks (Ryland, Peters & Small 2003)
• Wine Tastes, Wine Styles (Ryland, Peters & Small 2000)
• One Hundred And One Things You Need To Know About Wine (Simon & Schuster 1998)
• Smokes (Evening Standard Books 1997)
• The Evening Standard Wine Guide 1997 (Evening Standard Books)
• The Evening Standard Wine Guide 1996 (Pavilion)
• The Wines of Germany (Mitchell Beazley 1994)
• Which? Wine Guide 1991 (Consumers' Association)
• Port: an essential guide to the classic drink (Merehurst 1988)