Every year I look forward to the new release of Tom Stevenson’s Wine Report. This years Wine Report 2008 continues the quality it has established in the past. This is not a book to pick up and read without a basic knowledge of wine which is rather unusual for wine books. This book assumes the reader is knowledgeable about wine or will refer to other books for basic information.

Inside readers will find updates on the happenings in the wine world during the previous year. It calls on experts from around the world to supply the updates. One great aspect of the book is it does not just cover the traditional wine regions but also non-traditional regions such as Asia, India, Scandinavia and US states other than CA, WA, OR and NY. Also, the opinion pieces from these experts are usually very pointed and critical about the issues that need to be addressed in the respective regions.

For anyone who wants the best and most concise update on the world of wine over the last year, this is the resource for you. And this is an annual resource to purchase.