Wine book to retail for more than $1M

British publisher Kraken Opus plans to release a book on wine that will retail for a whopping £640,000, the equivalent of $1.12 million.

The 850-page book, titled The Wine Opus, will feature a list of the 100 best wineries in the world, according to the London Evening Standard newspaper.

The list of the best vineyards will be drawn up by a panel of judges at the "United Nations of Wine" meeting set for next year in London.

With the purchase of the book, readers will also receive six bottles of wine from every winery listed.

"Whoever buys the books will instantly have an incredible wine collection," Karl Fowler, publisher of Opus Media, said in a statement to the Evening Standard.

"Some wineries we expect to be included have waiting lists of 16,000 people for some wines."

The Wine Opus, which will weigh more than 30 kilograms and measure 1.5 square metres, will be printed in a limited edition of 100 copies, of which 25 have been pre-ordered, according to the publisher. Some of the books will be put aside for auction as well.

Kraken Opus is known for publishing luxurious series of works. The publishing house has launched books on British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood and, most recently, on the late pop star Michael Jackson.