About this title: There are few books that have had such a monumental impact in their field as The World Atlas of Wine; sales of the first four editions exceed 3.5 million copies. Now, world-renowned authors Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson have teamed up to combine their unrivalled talents. Together they have created the fifth edition of this masterpiece, making ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780671415419ISBN:0671415417
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"I have 3 editions of this atlas, incl the 1971 first edition. It has been reviewed 5 times and is the most comprehensive summary on wines around the world. Love it!"
"Arguably the most indispensible wine book published in recent years. Wine has always been a product of a place: There are good reasons that Michigan is known for cherries and Maryland is known for crabs, good reasons that New England is known for shellfish and Florida is known for citrus. These are places that naturally are able to grow the very best of these things, and there are entire cuisines and cultures and events built around them.
So it is with wine. Particular grapes grow better in particular places, and understanding the geography, the specific vineyards, the twists and turns of various rivers can help put wines in context.
Of course, simply reading about hundreds of different vineyards is tedious business -- so why not have maps? Johnson and Robinson do exactly that in this atlas, showing you exactly where Clos St. Jacques is in relationship to every other vineyard in Chambertin, what type of hills there are, and what other vineyards nearby might produce similar wines.
Naturally, the more organized and detailed and terroir-driven a country's wines are, the more there is to detail on a map. So much attention is paid to France, Germany, and Italy where there are rigid (sometimes too rigid) controls on wine production and naming conventions. But that's somewhat unavoidable: There simply isn't the same degree of attention paid to terroir in the US as there is in France, and the vineyards are not classified in the same ways that they are in Germany or so on. So while the maps of lesser wine-producing regions -- like the US or Greece or where ever -- might be less detailed, there is still information on soil types, climate, and so on. Overall, the information is invaluable and forms a picture more complete than one could get by simply considering grapes and winemakers alone. Drinking lots of different wines from a region while reading this book is possibly the best wine education one could hope for."
"For anyone who has an interest in wine and is looking to deepen their knowledge, I highly recomend this book. The book contains wonderful maps of all the worlds wine regions, recommends the quintesential wineries in each region, and does a good job explaining the physical and cultural aspects of each area which contribute the uniqueness of that areas wines. I never travel without first consulting this atlas!"
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