Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book by Hugh Johnson

Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book by Hugh Johnson

Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book is the world's best-selling wine book and gives up-to-the-minute information on growers, regions and over 6,000 wines. Pocket Wine lists the world's top wines, pointing out those offering the best value from every country, and reveals the wines to drink in 2001. It includes expert tasting notes and advice on matching wine with specific dishes and ingredients. Winemaking and grape varieties are explained and vintage reports are provided. - Completely revised and updated for 2001 - The world's favourite wine guide - More than 400,000 copies sold annually - Lists over 6,000 wines - Personally recommended producers and estates

This special edition of a much-loved (and much-thumbed) guide celebrates the new millennium with predictions for the future of the wine worldNow in its 25th year of publication, this invaluable companion offers up-to-date news on more than 6,000 wines, growers and regions, plus detailed vintage notes revealing which wines to drink and which to keep. There is all the information you'll need to select anything from a weekday wine to a prestige vintage for investment. Also included are vintage charts, maps and unique insider tips on where to buy and consume wine when travelling. Expert tasting notes and hints on serving wine and matching wine with food complete the picture. Hugh Johnson's authorial voice is, as ever, warm, authoritative and enthusiastic - what bibber could resist?

Hugh Johnson is acclaimed as the world's favourite wine writer. His rare talent for making the most complex subjects readable, with wit and humour, has led to a remarkable sequence of books. Other Hugh Johnson titles are: The World Atlas of Wine (now in its fourth edition), Wine, The Story of Wine, The Wine Companion and The Art and Science of Wine.

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ISBN 13	9781840003215
ISBN 10	1840003219
Title	Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book
Author	Hugh Johnson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Octopus Publishing Group
Year published	2000-09-14
Number of pages	280
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.