Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2025 by Hugh Johnson

Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2025 by Hugh Johnson

The brand-new edition of the unrivalled Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book, the world's bestselling annual wine guide.



'A thorough guide to just about everything worth drinking.' The Times



The world's best-selling annual wine guide.



Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book is the essential reference book for everyone who buys wine - in shops, restaurants, or on the internet. Now in its 48th year of publication, it has no rival as the comprehensive, up-to-the-minute annual guide.



Providing clear succinct facts and commentary on the wines, growers and wine regions of the whole world, the book also reveals which vintages to buy, which to drink and which to cellar, which growers to look for and why. Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine 2025 gives clear information on grape varieties, local specialities and how to match food with wines that will bring out the best in both.



This latest edition of Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine includes a color supplement on Pinot Noir, the world's most highly prized grape, discussing everything from variety and food pairings to Pinot Noir sparkling wines and how climate change has affected the production of this grape.

Hugh Johnson has led the world of wine writing in many new directions over the six decades since his first book, Wine, was published in 1966. The World Atlas of Wine, his Wine Companion (now in its sixth edition), the annual Pocket Wine Book (since 1977), The Story of Wine, following a 13-part TV series, and his memoirs, A Life Uncorked, have all been bestsellers. In 2004, Hugh was made a Chevalier of the Ordre National du Mérite by President Chirac, and in 2007, he was awarded an OBE for services to winemaking and horticulture, two of his great passions. Margaret Rand took over Pocket Wine after Hugh Johnson's retirement, having worked on the book with him for a couple of decades. Her career in wine has embraced writing, tasting, editing, commenting and a certain amount of stirring up; she is known for her independence and for the breadth and depth of her knowledge. Her books include Grapes & Wines and 101 Wines to Try Before You Die; she writes regularly for World of Fine Wine, timatkin.com and winesearcher.com. She is fascinated by way wine connects with history, geography, geology, economics, politics, food and - of course - wit.

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ISBN 13	9781784729592
ISBN 10	1784729590
Title	Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2025
Author	Hugh Johnson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Octopus Publishing Group
Year published	2024-10-01
Number of pages	336
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.