The original and best, "Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book" is the ultimate compact guide. Now in its 33rd edition, it is the UK's number one wine book appealing to wine lovers and professionals alike. It is the key reference for enthusiasts, investors and collectors and this year's edition boasts up-to-date news on more than 6,000 wines, growers and regions plus invaluable vintage information from experts around the world. A new colour supplement focuses on South American wines and more than 200 of Johnson's favourites for 2010 are also included. Hugh Johnson's winning formula of insight, critical appraisal of the world of wine, plus vintage news has never been bettered. During the past four decades he has written many books that have become landmark titles, including his classic "The World Atlas of Wine", published with Jancis Robinson.
Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2010
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Table of Contents
Quick Vintage Charts Hugh Johnson's Introduction Agenda 2010 How to use this book Vintage report 2008 A closer look at 2007 Hugh Johnson's big brand review France Chateaux of Bordeaux Italy Germany Spain and Portugal Sherry, Port and Madeira Switzerland Austria Central and Southeast Europe Other Europe, England and Wales Asia, North Africa and the Levant North America Canada Central and South America Australia New Zealand South Africa Grape Varieties Wine and Food Italy Today A little learning Temperature
Author Description
Hugh Johnson is the world's pre-eminent writer on wine. First published in 1977, his Pocket Wine Book sells hundreds of thousands of copies a year. His winning formula of insight, critical appraisal of the world of wine, plus valuable vintage news and wine recommendations has been often-imitated but never bettered. With the publication of his first book, Wine, Johnson established himself at the age of twenty-seven as the most refreshing and authoritative voice on the subject. During the past four decades he has written books that have become landmarks on the subject, including his classic The World Atlas of Wine, published with Jancis Robinson published in its sixth edition in 2007, his Wine Companion, first published in 2003, and The Story of Wine. In his spare time he writes about gardening from his home in Essex.