Hugh Johnson's Wine Companion 6th Edition

This beautiful volume is bursting with info on everything wine. This is an excellent companion for anyone wanting to discover more about wine or use as a reference guide when trying new wines/varieties. Sections in the book include:

Introduction – Modern Wine, The Vine, Classic Grapes, Europe’s Principal, Grape Varieties, In The Vineyard, Making Wine, Wine Styles 

Wines, Vineyards, and Winemakers of the World – Regions covered include: France, Germany, Luxemburg, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, Central and Eastern Europe, Former Russian Empire, The Med, The Levant, North Africa, USA, Canada, Central and South America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe, England and Wales. 

World Wine Regions: Maps 

Enjoying Wine – Buying Wine, Choosing Wine, Storing Wine, Glasses, Serving Wine, Corks and Corkscrews, Tasting Wine

“It should be said, dispassionately but categorically, that Hugh Johnson’s Wine Companion is the finest book ever written on that subject.” (John Arlott, Guardian)

“There is scarcely a question you can ask about wine that is not answered somewhere in its pages.” (Paul Levy, Observer).

“Johnson deserves as much credit as any living writer for alerting the nation to the pleasures and subtleties of wine.” (Richard Ehrlich, Independent on Sunday).

“It contains an astounding amount of information but it has an overall focus, and that focus is squarely on the producers of wine, the men and women whose individual touch may turn a wine into a masterpiece, or reduce it to mediocrity. An excellent reference for the serious wine drinker.” (Chicago Sun-Times).