Book description
Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book is the bestselling wine guide on
the market.
The original and best, Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book is the
ultimate compact guide. Now in its 36th edition, it is the UK's number
one wine book for wine-lovers and professionals. It is the key
reference for enthusiasts, investors and collectors and this year's
edition boasts up-to-date news on more than 6,000 wines, growers, and
regions, plus invaluable vintage information from experts around the world.
A new colour supplement focuses on champagne and sparkling wines,
while the 'If you like this, try this' section offers the reader
alternative wines to try based on those they already drink. More than
200 of Johnson's favourites for 2013 are also included.
Hugh Johnson is the world's pre-eminent writer on wine. First
published in 1977, his Pocket Wine Book sells hundreds of thousands of
copies a year.
His winning formula of insight, critical appraisal of the world of
wine, plus valuable vintage news and wine recommendations has been
often-imitated but never bettered. With the publication of his first
book, Wine, Johnson established himself at the age of twenty-seven as
the most refreshing and authoritative voice on the subject. During the
past four decades he has written books that have become landmarks on
the subject, including his classic The World Atlas of Wine,
co-authored with Jancis Robinson, his Wine Companion, first published
in 2003, and The Story of Wine. In his spare time he writes about
gardening from his home in Essex.
