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The World Atlas of Wine | 
 enlarge | Authors: Hugh Johnson, Jancis Robinson
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Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 364718
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 5 Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.4
Dimensions (in): 11.5 x 9.4 x 1.5
ISBN: 1840003324
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.22
EAN: 9781840003321
ASIN: 1840003324
Publication Date: September 13, 2001
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| • | 2008 IACP Award Winner | | • | Sales have exceeded four million copies and it is now published in thirteen languages. | | • | There are now 48 extra pages including 17 new color illustrations and 20 new maps |
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2008 IACP Award Winner! Hailed by critics worldwide as extraordinary and irreplaceable there are few volumes that have had as monumental an impact in their field as Hugh Johnsons The World Atlas of Wine sales have exceeded four million copies and it is now published in thirteen languages. World-renowned authors Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson once again combine their unrivalled talents to enhance this masterpiece of wine knowledge. There are now 48 extra pages including 17 new color illustrations 20 new maps and for the first time ever double page spreads and full-page photos in the atlas section for maximum visual impact. New World coverage has been extended for both Australia and South America
Amazon.com Review
The World Atlas of Wine is something of a dream-team production. The names Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson alone recommend any book on which they appear. The fifth edition (in 30 years) of this astonishingly successful book lives up to, and surpasses, its predecessors. In 350 densely packed but never clotted pages the authors manage the extraordinary feat of characterizing wine production throughout the world, from Vancouver Island to Japan--Buddhists first planted vines in that inhospitably precipitous, monsoon-lashed land over a 1,000 years ago. After a substantial introductory section dealing with the history of wine, its making, storage, and enjoyment, we're off. Starting with (where else?) France and Burgundy, each wine area is summarized in terms of its geography, climate, and preferred vines and the appellations, laws, and traditions that govern production. The discussion of Pomerol, for example, tells you a great deal in one short page. Even since 1994, when the fourth edition came out, vast changes have swept the wine world, and many parts of the atlas have been correspondingly completely reworked. South America, Canada, Southern France, Italy, Greece, Eastern Europe, and the Eastern Mediterranean are among the areas that have benefited. The regional maps that form the core of the book are a triumph of clarity. The whole production constitutes a brilliant achievement of organization and synthesis, forming an indispensable resource for any wine lover at all interested in where the wine they drink comes from and why it tastes the way it does. --Robin Davidson, Amazon.co.uk
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| Customer Reviews: Read 39 more reviews...
 At Last, An Atlas! July 30, 2007
I was very pleased to have finally discover a book that contained maps of all the premiere growing areas, especially in Europe (in topo no less.) In the past, I had been challenged searching on-line for maps that were able to pin point certain vineyards. A true atlas in every sense of the word to the greatest grape growing areas including a 14 page gazatteer to aid in locating even the smallest village.
The first 50 pages is a well illustrated lesson of wine from vine to stemware including the history of wine, grape type and identification, soils, aging and more. The atlas section contains, in addition to maps, beautiful photos and reproductions of labels pertinent to the area being described. Individual paragraphs guide the reader through these areas with details on dominant grapes grown and the leading producers.
Better suited for the more advanced oenophile.
Joseph Broski - Dionysian Society International (NJ)
Amazing July 16, 2007
Wonderful, I recommend this book to any specializated person who could be interested in world wine. It's fabulous.
Just as good as the last editions May 17, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Just an all-around great thing to have or to gift for people who enjoy (or would like to start to enjoy) a good glass of wine.
Best Darned Wine Book May 12, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you can only own one wine book, this is it. Well-organized, enormously informative, accurate, rich writing and graphics. The A-Z of wines without pretension or being a ten volume tome.
A Must Have April 12, 2007
This book has always been a classic, and the newest edition is spectacular. This is a must for one's library. If you are to own just one wine book, this is it! It is so thorough, with fabulous maps, photos, labels, and info. It is so much fun to open this up along with a bottle and learn as much or as little as you care to. The time, thought, and knowledge put into this book is a inspiring, don't miss it!
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