Monty the publisher

My latest book, Monty Waldin's Biodynamic Wine Guide 2011 [to be reviewed, along with the rest of this season's crop of wine books, before the end of the year – JR], has just been published. It is my seventh book but the first which I have chosen to publish myself.

My previous books were published by the Harper Collins imprint Thorsons (The Organic Wine Guide, 1999), by Anova, which is independent (Chateau Monty, 2008), and by the world's premier wine book publisher, the Hachette-owned Mitchell Beazley (Wines of South America...