Thirsty

100 Great Wines and Stories by the Wine Guy

Tom Gilbey

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Square Peg
17 February 2026

Memoirs; National & regional cuisine; Wines; Gift books

The internet's most charismatic wine expert shares hilarious and heartfelt life, wine and food stories

This is not a wine book- this about living the good life while cherishing each sip along the way. For Tom Gilbey, the two are inseparable.

Hailing from the first British family to own a vineyard and chateau in Burgundy in the 1800s, an excellent taste for wine is in the Gilbey DNA. Discover, in mouth-watering detail, every wine Tom has dreamt of as he pens his love letter, every stage to transform your average grape into a stellar wine, how to savour the sweet flavours and nuances of tipple, each nifty trick you'll need to finesse your wine vocab, how to ensure your collection becomes the envy of even the most seasoned of connoisseurs, and so much more.

Tom charts lessons from his three decades in the wine biz and five decades on the planet- from how to detect if a batch of wine is \""good shit\"", to falling in love and using wine expertise to become a boozy Casanova- Tom is here to level up your vino game with 100 wines and myriad anecdotes. With this vino bible, your Thirsty days are over.

By: Tom Gilbey
Imprint: Square Peg
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 222mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9781529951479
ISBN 10: 152995147X
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 17 February 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Tom Gilbey has spent his whole working life in wine. From his start in winemaking to running a flagship city wine merchant, Tom's unwavering passion for wine is part of his DNA and shines through in every wine his company promotes and every wine event he does. His energetic videos answering popular wine questions have been gaining increasing traction online, especially since his recent video tasting 25 glasses of wine while running the London marathon went viral. Tom has over 800,000 followers across Instagram and TikTok.