The Oxford Companion to Wine

Présentation

Edited by Jancis Robinson
Published in 1994 to worldwide acclaim, the first edition of Jancis Robinson's seminal volume immediately attained legendary status, winning every major wine book award including the Glenfiddich and Julia Child/IACP awards, as well as writer and woman of the year accolades for its editor on both sides of the Atlantic. Combining meticulously-researched fact with refreshing opinion and wit, The Oxford Companion to Wine offers almost 4,000 entries on every wine-related topic imaginable, from regions and grape varieties to the owners, connoisseurs, growers, and tasters in wine through the ages; from viticulture and oenology to the history of wine. Tracing the consumption and production from the ancient world to the present day, the Companion is a remarkable resource for gaining further appreciation for a beverage whose popularity has only increased with time.
Now exhaustively updated, this third edition incorporates the very latest international research to present over 400 new entries on topics ranging from globalization and the politics of wine to brands, precision viticulture, and co-fermentation. Hundreds of other entries have also undergone major revisions, including yeast, barrel alternatives, climate change, and virtually all wine regions. Useful lists and statistics are appended, including controlled appellations and their permitted grape varieties, as well as wine production and consumption by country.
Illustrated with maps of every important wine region in the world, useful charts and diagrams, and stunning color photography, this Companion is unlike any other wine book, offering an understanding of wine in its many wider contexts - notably historical, cultural, geographic, and scientific - and serving as a truly companionable point of reference into which any wine-lover can dip, browse, and linger.
Features
* A major new edition of the ultimate reference book on wine - fully revised and updated with information on emerging wine regions written by local experts
* Almost 4,000 definitive articles on a breathtaking range of topics including over 400 new entries covering globalization, brands, precision viticulture, and co-fermentation
* Edited by the award-winning international wine writer and broadcaster Jancis Robinson
* Illustrated with maps and diagrams, accented with color photography and a stunning new page design, and enhanced with guides to controlled appellations and vintages
ED : Oxford University Press (Oct 2006), 22x28 cm, hardback, 840 pages