Welcome Book Club and Episode 2050 of the Italian Wine Podcast with Richard Hough. Today Richard is in conversation with the acclaimed writer, poet and broadcaster Andrew Jefford. On the bookshelf: The books discussed in today’s show include: Drinking with the Valkyries by Andrew Jefford Whisky Island by Andrew Jefford The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardie The Match by Piero Trellini   More about today’s guest Andrew Jefford has written for many British newspapers, including The Evening Standard (for ten years), The Financial Times, The Guardian and The Times; he is today Contributing Editor and a regular columnist for both Decanter and The World of Fine Wine, as well as Academic Advisor to the Wine Scholar Guild. He writes a monthly wine column for The New Statesman.  He is one of five Co-Chairs for the London-based Decanter World Wine Awards, the largest global wine competition.  He has also broadcast extensively on wine, tea and other subjects for BBC Radio in the UK, and leads study tours in France for the Wine Scholar Guild.  He has written twelve books and guides including The New France, Andrew Jefford’s Wine Course and Whisky Island (about the island of Islay).  A book-length collection of his writings on wine, Drinking with the Valkyries, was published in September 2022.  He and his family live near Montpellier, France.   Connect: Website: www.andrewjefford.com  Instagram: @andrewcjefford  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewjefford/  Twitter: @andrewcjefford  More about the host Richard Hough: Richard Hough is the editor, translator and project curator behind Wine Democracy and Vine and Prejudice. He has also published several books about life in Verona, chronicling the city’s history, culture and daily life, not forgetting, of course, its wine! With a long-standing passion for whisky and beer, he’s a relative newcomer to the world of wine and is now desperately trying to make up for lost time! He is the host of Book Club on the Italian Wine Podcast.   Connect: Twitter: www.twitter.com/rick_hough Instagram: www.instagram.com/ricksnotesfromverona  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickhough/ Coming soon: Stay tuned for details of our next next on Book Club with the Italian Wine Podcast _______________________________ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram www.instagram.com/italianwinepodcast/  Facebook www.facebook.com/ItalianWinePodcast  Twitter www.twitter.com/itawinepodcast  Tiktok www.tiktok.com/@mammajumboshrimp  LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/italianwinepodcast  If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/