GENERAL BOOKS ON WINE:
Johnson,
Hugh, and Jancis Robinson, World Atlas of Wine, Barnes & Noble Books, 2017.
I have been reading Hugh Johnson’s World Atlas of Wine since the first edition was published in 1971. Since the release of the fifth edition in 2006 he has partnered with Jancis Robinson. That I have been buying, reading and enjoying each edition of this book for almost half a century I think says it all. The maps, the writing, the knowledge – fabulous!
I have been reading Hugh Johnson’s World Atlas of Wine since the first edition was published in 1971. Since the release of the fifth edition in 2006 he has partnered with Jancis Robinson. That I have been buying, reading and enjoying each edition of this book for almost half a century I think says it all. The maps, the writing, the knowledge – fabulous!
Johnson, Hugh: Pocket Wine Book, Mitchell Beazley, 2018
This is a genuine ‘pocket book’ in the sense it will fit conveniently in your pocket. If you are interested in specific labels and specific vintages from anywhere in the world, this book, which is reissued every year, is indispensable.
Keevil, Susan: Wines of the World, Metro Books, 2010.
This is a beautiful, visual reference guide to wine with the focus on different countries, wine regions and individual terroirs. It is packed with great photographs and maps plus buying information and price guides.
MacNeil, Karen: The Wine Bible, Workman Publishing, 2000.
This is another general guide to all the major wine regions of the world, but the maps and illustrations only play a secondary role to the text. Karan McNeil’s metaphors, descriptions and informed observations are always, fresh, unique, entertaining and stimulating.
Robinson, Jancis: Guide to Wine Grapes, Oxford University Press, 1996.
Sadly out of
print, this wonderful, pocket-sized guide is still available for a few dollars
at various on-line booksellers. Her newer version
is much more comprehensive, Wine Grapes: A Complete Guide to 1,368 Vine
Varieties, Including Their Origins and Flavours but with a price tag of about
$140, I am perfectly happy with the pocket version.
Robinson, Jancis, ed.: Oxford Companion to Wine, Oxford University Press, 2006.
At $40.00, this is
not a cheap book either – but it is worth every penny. This is the ultimate reference book and source of all information about wine. If you have just one wine book in your
library, this should be it, - in addition to The Booklovers' Guide to Wine of course!
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