{"product_id":"the-oxford-companion-to-wine-9780198661597","title":"The Oxford Companion to Wine","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere has never been a book like The Oxford Companion to Wine. From the novice to the connoisseur  wine lovers will be enlightened  informed and enchanted by this delightful one-volume guide to the world of wine. Beautifully designed and unrivalled in its scope  it is edited under the keen supervision of Jancis Robinson  heralded by The Wine Advocate as \"perhaps the most gifted of all wine writers writing today \" and one of the few journalists to pass the notoriously difficult Master of Wine exams. Going deeper than traditional buyers guides and wine atlases  the Companion sought out contributions and advice from more than 70 authorities from around the world  including more than a dozen Masters of Wine. Its 3 000 alphabetically arranged entries range from brief entries--What is a blanc de noirs? Where is Chateau Latour?--to fascinating longer essays on the intricacies of wine scoring  wine aging  and the nuances of judging a wines color  aroma and flavor. The sumptuous illustrations include 32 stunning full color plates and 31 maps of every major wine region. As readable as it is comprehensive  the Companion recognizes wine in all its many roles--as a commercial commodity  as a complex and subtle work of art  and  of course  as a source of great pleasure. Ranging from Abruzzi and armagnac to Zimbabwe and Zinfandel  from Dionysian revels in ancient Greece to todays leading wine research centers  the entries explore all aspects of wine appreciation  the wine trade  and wine-making  including the very latest advances in viticulture and enology. All technical terms are fully explained  and the hundreds of useful drawings and photographs illustrate key processes. From the Napa Valley to Burgundy to Chinas Shandung peninsula  here are in-depth discussions of the climates  personalities  and grape varieties that have shaped the great wine regions of the world. Other single subject entries include the great winemakers  vintners terms  hundreds of individual grape varieties  and some of the important names in the wine world  including American wine judge Robert Parker  and Michael Broadbent  head of Christies Wine Department. The Companions stellar cast of contributors and consultants include wine correspondents  judges  wine merchants  historians  practical scientists  specialists from some of the worlds leading institutions for the study of wine  including Professor A. Dinsmoor Webb of the University of California at Davis  and even a barrel broker. Other contributors include American wine educator and writer Harriet Lembeck  Thomas Pinney  author of A History of Wine in America  and Zelma Long  President of Simi Winery and the second woman ever to enroll in the Department of Enology at Davis. Destined to become the ultimate reference on wine and wine-making  The Oxford Companion to Wine is the perfect volume to enhance a lifetimes enjoyment of the beverage Ernest Hemingway called \"one of the most civilized things in the world.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646754971701,"sku":"ByrdShop_0198661592","price":26.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780198661597.jpg?v=1781678083","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-oxford-companion-to-wine-9780198661597","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}