The world atlas of wine / Hugh Johnson, Jancis Robinson.

ISBN:

9781845336899

Title:

Author:

Johnson, Hugh, 1939-, author.

Personal Author:

Johnson, Hugh, 1939-, author.

Edition:

7th edition.

Physical Description:

400 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cm.

General Note:

Previous edition: 2007.

Includes index.

Contents:

France -- Italy -- Spain -- Portugal -- Germany -- England and Wales -- Switzerland -- Austria -- Hungary -- The Czech Republic and Slovakia -- The Western Balkans -- Croatia -- Slovenia -- Bulgaria -- Romania -- The Black Sea region -- Georgia -- Greece -- Turkey -- The Eastern Mediterranean -- North America -- South America -- Australia -- New Zealand -- South Africa -- Asia.

Subject Term:

Wine and wine making.

Wine districts.

Wine districts -- Maps.

Added Author:

Robinson, Jancis,

Format:

Books

Publication Date:

2013

Publication Information:

London

Mitchell Beazley,

[2013].

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Summary

The seventh edition of the The World Atlas of Wine brings readers the very latest developments from the world's wine-growing regions, enhanced by new maps, photographs and info-graphics.

The seventh edition will confirm the status of The World Atlas of Wine as the most essential and authoritative wine reference work. Reflecting the changing nature of the wine scene, the Atlas details developments in climate, technique and fashion as well as new regulations made over the last six years. A new Australian map highlights the importance of cool-climate regions as global warming takes effect, for example, while dynamic regions such as coastal Croatia, South Africa's Swartland and Ningxia in China are covered for the first time. The world's increasing appetite for wine is matched by a growing thirst for knowledge, which this book will amply satisfy.

Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson, the world's most respected wine-writing duo, have again joined forces to create a classic that no wine lover can afford to be without.

Contents Includes...

Introduction

The Ancient World and Middle Ages

The Evolution of Modern Wine

International Grapes

Regional Grapes

Wine and Weather

Making Wine in the Vineyard

Making Wine in the Cellar

Oak and its uses

Stoppering Wine

Anatomy of a Winery

Wine and Time

Enjoying Wine

Tasting and Talking about Wine

The World of Wine

France

Italy

Spain

Portugal

Germany

Austria

Hungary

Greece

North America

South America

Australia

New Zealand

South Africa

Asia

And Much More!

Author Notes

Jancis Robinson's award-winning books Vines, Grapes and Wine (1986) and the hugely successful Oxford Companion to Wine (1994, 1999, 2006), are landmarks in wine literature. Jancis is the Financial Times' wine correspondent and is critically acclaimed as the "woman who makes the wine world gulp when she speaks" (USA Today) and "our favorite wine writer" (Playboy). Jancis was the first person outside the wine trade to qualify as a Master of Wine, in 1984. She was awarded an OBE in 2003 and the Officier de l'Ordre du Mérite Agricole in 2010 by the French Minister of Agriculture. Hugh Johnson has led the world of wine writing in many new directions over the 40 years since his first book, Wine , was published. The World Atlas of Wine , his Wine Companion (now in its sixth edition), the annual Pocket Wine Book (since 1977), The Story ofWine, and his memoir, A Life Uncorked , have all been best-sellers. Indeed, his Pocket Wine is the
world's best-selling annual wine book. His unique approach, serious and informed, yet entertaining and unpretentious, has earned him the admiration of wine lovers all over the world. In 2007, Hugh was awarded an OBE for services to winemaking.