Veritas - Jimmy Hayes is part of Maison FAYARD's book selection, with its known format, function, materials, and presentation kept explicit. “A stunning monograph, depicting the real, unstaged, natural beauty of California’s wine industry by a photographer and wine industry insider.”. Behind the polish and the glamour of the tasting room is an industry notable for its complex labor challenges and its constant duel against unforgiving natural conditions. Longtime Napa-based photographer Jimmy Hayes, who has been documenting the California wine industry since 2014, offers an intimate look at the demanding reality and rugged beauty of winemaking as it exists everyday, not just on it’s best days.

To work with wine is to work hard, with one’s whole body, mind, and heart,and it’s in those messy moments where the real beauty lies. As a reference from Maison FAYARD, the book is useful both for a continuous read and for returning to individual regions, people, or subjects as questions arise.