Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book is the ultimate compact guide. Now in its 35th edition, it is the UK's number one wine book appealing to wine-lovers and professionals alike. 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 the array of wines from the South of France, while a new section offers the reader alternative wines to try based on those they already drink. More than 200 of Johnson's favourites for 2012 are also included. Hugh Johnson's winning formula of insight, critical appraisal of the world of wine, plus vintage news has never been bettered.
LÉON BEYER, TRIMBACH) now embrace GC status. Amirault, Yannick Lo → 15' 16' 17' 18' 19' (20) Yannick and son Benoît. Organic. Top BOURGUEIL / ST NICOLAS DE BOURGEUIL. Best: La Mine (St Nicolas), La Petite CAVE, ...
Tiramisú Vin Santo, young Tawny Port, MUSCAT de Beaumes-de-Venise, Sauternes, or Australian Liqueur Muscat. Better idea: skip the wine. Trifle Should be sufficiently vibrant with its internal Sherry (Oloroso for choice).
The brand new edition of the unrivalled and bestselling Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book. Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book is the essential reference book for everyone who buys wine - in shops, restaurants, or on the internet.
This latest edition of Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book includes a color supplement: How Wine Ages (And Why), which covers questions such as whether aged wine is necessarily better wine and how to store wine to ensure it ages well.
With this book in hand, wine lovers won’t need anything else to help them select anything from a bottle for an everyday dinner to a prestige vintage for investment.
This latest edition of Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine 2024 includes a colour supplement on Chardonnay, the world's most obliging grape, discussing everything from history and taste to texture, fashion and the role oak plays.
Beyer, Léon Al r w → Top family AL house, arch-traditionalists delivering intense, dry gastronomic wines listed by many Michelin-starred restaurants. Best, and calling card, is lovely RIES Comtes d'Eguisheim 14 17'.
Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book
This latest edition of Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book includes a color supplement: How Wine Ages (And Why), which covers questions such as whether aged wine is necessarily better wine and how to store wine to ensure it ages well.
Offers vintage charts; regional maps; notes on history, production, and appreciation; and information on the best bargains; and describes more than five thousand wines from all over the world