Pick Your Bottles - by Dan Keeling (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Walk into any wine shop and know what to buy.

If you've ever stood in a wine shop staring at rows of unfamiliar names...
If you've bought a bottle for its label and hoped for the best...
If you've suspected there are extraordinary wines out there but can't quite find them...

You're right. There are.

Pick Your Bottles is Noble Rot co-founder Dan Keeling's guide to discovering them - the wines he loves to recommend. His secret is simple: the most exciting wines come from real people in real places - not brands.

Whether you're after something intriguing for friends or an easy-going bottle for a Sunday lunch that drifts into the afternoon, Dan will help you choose wines that are delicious, distinctive, and better value than you might expect.

Love rosé? He'll take you beyond Whispering Angel to bottles with real character and none of the cliché. Across sparkling, whites, reds, and oranges, you'll sidestep predictable labels in favor of lesser-known treasures that won't punish your wallet. This is a friend's recommendations to help you pick better bottles.

About the Author

Dan Keeling is a London-based writer, restaurateur and wine merchant. He is editor and co-founder of Noble Rot magazine, and co-owner of their three eponymous London restaurants, which have won 'Wine List of the Year' at the World Restaurant Awards, and the National Restaurant Awards an unprecedented five times. Keeling Andrew, the wine import company he co-owns, represents some of the world's most exciting winemakers and offers bottles to the public through its Shrine to the Vine retail shops. Dan's first book Noble Rot: Wine from Another Galaxy (co-written with Mark Andrew) was The Guild of Food Writers 'Drinks Book of the Year 2021', and he followed that with the acclaimed Who's Afraid of Romanée-Conti (2024). Dan has been awarded one Fortnum & Mason and three Louis Roederer awards for his writing about wine and food.