The Oxford Companion to Wine

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Hailed by Frank J. Prial in The New York Times as “a required reference for anyone who is serious about wine,” and by Anthony Dias Blue as “probably the most definitive reference books on the subject,” The Oxford Companion to Wine won each and every major wine book award, including the Julia Child and the James Beard awards. Now, Jancis Robinson has completely revised this masterpiece, adding over 500 new entries and thoroughly updating among the rest.
Lavishly illustrated, with over 200 black and white pictures, 31 full color plates, and 31 maps of each and every wine region on the planet, the Companion is the only wine volume to combine science, history, geography, wine varieties, social and cultural information, and a lot more. Ranging from Abruzzi and armagnac to Zimbabwe and Zinfandel, from Dionysian revels in ancient Greece to today’s leading wine research centers, its 3,400 alphabetically arranged entries explore all aspects of wine, including the up to date advances in viticulture and enology. There are in-depth discussions of the climates and grape varieties of great wine regions of the world, and a lot of biographies ranging from Dom Perignon to Robert Parker. The book discusses vintner’s terms, business and legal aspects, and related topics such as distilled and fortified wines. All technical terms are fully explained, and the hundreds of useful drawings and photographs illustrate key processes. New features include a complete guide to geographical names, a vintage chart, an overview of up to date wine prices and investment, and a navigation chart to the Companion.
The ultimate reference on wine and wine-making, The Oxford Companion to Wine is the easiest volume to beef up a lifetime’s enjoyment of this intoxicating topic.

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