The new connoisseurs' guidebook to California wine and wineries [electronic resource].

ISBN:

9780520947269

Title:

Author:

Olken, Charles E.

Personal Author:

Olken, Charles E.

Publication Information:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2010.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (476 p.)

General Note:

Description based upon print version of record.

Contents:

CONTENTS; LIST OF WINE REGIONS; LIST OF MAPS; PREFACE; USING THIS BOOK AND ITS WINE RATINGS; PART ONE A CALIFORNIA WINE PRIMER; A Brief History of Wine in California; How Wine Is Made; Grape and Wine Types; PART TWO CALIFORNIA WINE REGIONS AND WINERIES; Mendocino and Lake Counties; Sonoma County; Napa County; San Francisco Bay, Santa Cruz Mountains, and Solano County; Monterey and San Benito Counties; San Luis Obispo County; Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties; Sierra Foothills; The Rest of California; Central Valley

The South Coast THE READING LIST; THE LANGUAGE OF WINE; CONNOISSEURS' GUIDE THEN AND NOW; WINERY INDEX; GENERAL INDEX

Subject Term:

Wine and wine making -- California

Added Author:

Furstenthal, Joseph

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2010

Publication Information:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2010.

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Summary

For this powerful successor to his best-selling guide to California wine, Charles E. Olken has joined forces with Joseph Furstenthal to craft The New Connoisseurs' Guidebook to California Wine and Wineries. An encyclopedia, atlas, and buying guide combined in one comprehensive, authoritative work, this new guide delivers information and guidance that is not available in any other place. From first page to last, it is geared towards a wide range of consumers, yet also offers the depth and detail that made its predecessor one of the most frequently referenced works by wine educators and industry insiders. Now organized geographically into eight wine regions, the guide has been completely rewritten and expanded to provide the most current information on the state's evolving wine industry--its history, grapes, winemaking, terminology, geography, and leading wineries.

Author Notes

Olken Charles E. :

Charles E. Olken is the publisher and editor of the monthly Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine, described by the Los Angeles Times as the "oldest, most prestigious reviewer of California wines." Joseph Furstenthal is a writer, wine collector, and marketing specialist.

Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

Before winery websites and online guides, there was Olken's The Connoisseurs' Handbook of California Wine. Over 30 years later, he and wine collector Furstenthal have delivered an updated and encyclopedic starting point with baseline information on almost 500 wineries, links to further readings, a glossary, and maps. The writing is approachable, but the intended audience truly is the connoisseur: there are no illustrations to captivate wine tourists, and the organization of the book by geography is more about wine terroir than travel. Despite the book's evident strengths, it seems designed in part to drive readers to research further online, including Olken's paid-subscription site (www.cgcw.com). Verdict Comprehensive but of limited appeal. Recommended for specialized collections.-Peter Hepburn, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.