A Wine Tasting with Noble Rot's Dan Keeling for Pick Your Bottles

_“The more you read, the more you want to pour a glass and taste.

The ultimate dinner-party cheat sheet — just enough knowledge to sound effortlessly well-informed.”_ KEIRA KNIGHTLEY_“If, like me, you love drinking great wine but never know what to buy, this is the only book you’ll need.”_ DOLLY ALDERTON_“Pick Your Bottles was written for me.

I like to think I know wine, but really I just like to drink it — now I sound like I know exactly what I’m talking about.”_ ANGELA HARTNETT_Pick Your Bottles_ is Noble Rot co-founder Dan Keeling’s guide to discovering them – the wines he loves to recommend.

His secret is simple: the most exciting wines come from real people in real places – not brands.Whether you’re after something intriguing for friends or an easy-going bottle for a Sunday lunch that drifts into the afternoon, Dan will help you choose wines that are delicious, distinctive, and better value than you might expect.Love rosé? He’ll take you beyond Whispering Angel to bottles with real character and none of the cliché.

Across sparkling, whites, reds, and oranges, you’ll sidestep predictable labels in favour of lesser-known treasures that won’t punish your wallet.

This is a friend’s recommendations to help you pick better bottles.DAN KEELING is a London-based writer, restaurateur, and wine merchant.

He is the editor and co-founder of _Noble Rot_ magazine and co-owner of three eponymous London restaurants, whose wine lists have won ‘Wine List of the Year’ at both the World Restaurant Awards and the National Restaurant Awards.

With Mark Andrew, he runs Keeling Andrew, a wine import company working with some of the world’s most compelling growers, alongside the Shrine to the Vine wine shops.

His books include _Who’s Afraid of Romanée-Conti?_ (2024) and _Noble Rot: Wine from Another Galaxy_, which won the Guild of Food Writers’ Drinks Book of the Year in 2021.

His writing has appeared in _FT Weekend_ and _El País_.

Before wine, he worked in music — signing Coldplay and Lily Allen at Parlophone Records.