The Wine Wally
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forthcoming
grape varieties
how to buy wine
supermarket wine guide
wine
wine buying
wine industry
wine label
wine pairing
wine-making
wine-tasting
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- ISBN 9781761501562
- Dimensions: 140 x 180mm
- Publication Date: 01 Oct 2026
- Publisher: Murdoch Books
- Publication City/Country: AU
- Product Form: Hardback
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Liam D'Arcy has spent an unhealthy amount of time over the past few years doing things most of us don't: standing in the supermarket aisle like a weirdo trying to decipher wine labels, filming himself doing wine-tasting experiments and infiltrating the wine industry to pick the brains of experts, slowly building his confidence to figure out what a good wine should actually taste like. He posts his experiences on social media as The Wine Wally.
Liam has no wine qualifications, and wanted to write a book for fellow wine wallies like himself who are sick of buying the same bottles in the supermarket every week. Each chapter is based on a real-life 'wine wobble': a common wine dilemma - from how to actually read a wine label, to pairing wine to food - that Liam attempts to answer in fun, relatable language we can all (finally) understand. The intention of this book is to give everyday readers clear, entry-level knowledge about wine so they can feel confident to purchase better bottles in the wine aisle. The book ends by synthesising everything the reader has learned into helpful Cheat Code Cards that provide a snapshot of key information the reader can take with them to the supermarket to help them buy better wine.
Chapters include:
The Wine Warm-Up: How to Taste Wine and Meet the Grapes That Matter
Place: Why Geography Changes the Fight
Person: How Winemakers' Choices Shape the Wine
Price: What You're Really Paying For
Play (Part 1): If You Like This, Try That (Taking the Guesswork Out of Finding Your New Favourite Wines)
Play (Part 2): Will It Pair? Plate vs. Glass (Food and Wine Pairings That Actually Win)
Cheat Code Cards
Liam has no wine qualifications, and wanted to write a book for fellow wine wallies like himself who are sick of buying the same bottles in the supermarket every week. Each chapter is based on a real-life 'wine wobble': a common wine dilemma - from how to actually read a wine label, to pairing wine to food - that Liam attempts to answer in fun, relatable language we can all (finally) understand. The intention of this book is to give everyday readers clear, entry-level knowledge about wine so they can feel confident to purchase better bottles in the wine aisle. The book ends by synthesising everything the reader has learned into helpful Cheat Code Cards that provide a snapshot of key information the reader can take with them to the supermarket to help them buy better wine.
Chapters include:
The Wine Warm-Up: How to Taste Wine and Meet the Grapes That Matter
Place: Why Geography Changes the Fight
Person: How Winemakers' Choices Shape the Wine
Price: What You're Really Paying For
Play (Part 1): If You Like This, Try That (Taking the Guesswork Out of Finding Your New Favourite Wines)
Play (Part 2): Will It Pair? Plate vs. Glass (Food and Wine Pairings That Actually Win)
Cheat Code Cards
Liam D'Arcy posts regularly on social media at The Wine Wally, showing people how he shops for wine in the supermarket, how he teaches himself about different grapes, and how he decides what to spend on a bottle. He is self-taught, down-to-earth and increasingly in demand from wine supplies and supermarkets seeking to better understand how to grow their market beyond wine aficionados. In 2025 he was nominated for a Rising Start Content Creator award at Fortnum & Mason. He currently has 144k followers on Instagram and 31k followers on TikTok.
