No wine snobbery here. This book�1/2s style is relaxed and conversational, serving up information without intimidating its reader. Arranged alphabetically, nearly 4,000 entries include innumerable details on grape varieties; wine styles; wine-growing regions; wine label terms; winemaking techniques; how to buy, store, and serve wine; how to have a wine tasting; wine-testing terms; sizes and styles of glassware, wine bottles, and wine openers; ordering wine in a restaurant; opening and serving wine at home; temperatures for serving wine; and much more. This book is the only A-to-Z wine reference that offers phonetic pronunciations. It boasts a totally revised and expanded appendix enhanced with charts, line art, and sample labels. Praise for the previous edition came from many food and dining authorities: �1/2�1/2an invaluable, user-friendly reference. I learned something from the very first page I turned to, and keep learning as I keep turning.�1/2 �1/2William Rice, Food and Wine Columnist, Chicago Tribune . . . �1/2A great reference! . . . excellent and accurate source for both wine professionals and those involved with wine purely for the love of it.�1/2 �1/2Jacques Pepin, cookbook author and TV chef

    Revised to reflect the many recent changes in the worldwide wine industry, the Second Edition of this critically acclaimed guide features an expanded American wines section, coverage of the latest developments in Italian wine and the new face of German and South American wine trades, and more.

    Knowing which country, which region, which vineyard, and even which hillside a wine comes from adds enormously to the pleasure of drinking it. Through its unique cartography--more than seventy-five spectacular, hand-painted panoramic maps--and Oz Clarke's lively and opinionated prose, this revolutionary atlas illustrates and explains the vital connections between the land, the winemaker, and the wine.This edition has been completely revised, updated, and expanded, with a closer look at Napa and Sonoma, and new maps for Chile, Argentina, and elsewhere. No other book maps the world of wine as vividly, and no wine library is complete without Oz Clarke's New Wine Atlas.

    fering gathered information, and those pre- Although this volume covers the basic prac- senting opinion or perspective (which mayor tices and their rationale for successful wine may not be instructive). production, wines and wine regions of the While there are many wine-related books of world and details of specialty wine production the third kind and some of the second, there (such as vermouths, fruit wines, etc. ) are omit- are few of the first, and this book attempts to ted as separate topics, although incorporated fill that void. Of course, some aspects of cate- as appropriate in general explanations. The gories two and three inevitably remain. emphasis upon commercial scale by no means Because our teaching program at Davis has precludes use of the material by small-volume always been based on the interdisciplinary ap- winemakers, for whom the principles of wine- proach to enology, we have pooled our expe- making are equally valid, although practices rience to provide a volume that provides the may need to be adjusted for the scale. Commer- benefits of such interaction and discussion cial scale implies the consideration of eco- rather than the more usual self-styled expert nomics and sensible expenditure of effort and approach to such books.

    Author, Jim Gabler combines his expertise in history and his enthusiasm for wine, telling the story of the Nation's first wine connoisseur. Past winner of the Veuve Clicquot award: Wine Book of the Year. Hardcover. 318 pages.

    Organized alphabetically by country, it offers comprehensive brand listings and assessments. As well as informing on what's available, it includes "tasting notes" - what each beer tastes like (and why). A 3-star rating system gives further indication of each beer's quality. The guide also offers details on draught beers, world classics and food with beers. A high street guide discusses rare and exclusive beers appearing in the big supermarkets and wine merchants.