James Halliday shares his insider's knowledge of thousands of wines, with tasting notes, vintage-specific star ratings, background information on particular wines, advice on optimal drinking and suggestions for complementary food dishes. There's also important information on thousands of wineries, such as opening times, contact details, short biographies, and summaries of each establishment's product range and prices.
The CD-ROM contains reviews of over 1,300 wineries, 130 of which are new. There are also 1,200 new tasting notes, bringing the number of wines tasted to more than 2,000. New features include:
- a printable itinerary feature to plan tours of Australian and New Zealand wineries
- a new look and feel
- improved Wine Organiser (cellar management program).
Regular features include:
- direct links to James Halliday's new website
- download additional tasting notes from the internet to add to the Wine Organiser
- direct links to winery websites and email addresses
- over 180 interactive maps of the wine regions of Australia and New Zealand.