Pick Your Bottles

Walk into any wine shop and know what to buy.

âIf you love a good tipple but canât be bothered with wine bores and their bullshit, this is the book for you. Youâre in the best possible hands.â Irvine Welsh

âThe more you read, the more you want to pour a glass and taste. The ultimate dinner-party cheat sheet â" just enough knowledge to sound effortlessly well-informed.â Keira Knightley

âIf, like me, you love drinking great wine but never know what to buy, this is the only book youâll need.â Dolly Alderton

âDan celebrates beautiful wines and their makers. Drink in his wise words and your table will be all the better for it.â Fergus & Margot Henderson

âPick Your Bottles was written for me. I like to think I know wine, but really I just like to drink it â" now I sound like I know exactly what Iâm talking about.â Angela Hartnett

If youâve ever stood in a wine shop staring at rows of unfamiliar namesâ¦
If youâve bought a bottle for its label and hoped for the bestâ¦
If youâve suspected there are extraordinary wines out there but canât quite find themâ¦

Youâre right. There are.

Pick Your Bottles is Noble Rot co-founder Dan Keelingâs guide to discovering them â" the wines he loves to recommend. His secret is simple: the most exciting wines come from growers youâve never heard of, not brands you have.

Whether youâre 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 ros©? Heâll take you beyond Whispering Angel to bottles with real character and none of the clich©. Across sparkling, whites, reds, and oranges, youâll sidestep predictable labels in favour of lesser-known treasures that wonât punish your wallet. These are a friendâs recommendations to help you pick better bottles.