The pocket encyclopedia of California wines

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Additional Physical Format: Online version: Thompson, Bob, Pocket encyclopedia of California wines. New York: Simon and Schuster, © (OCoLC)   Revised and updated for the new millennium, Hugh Johnson's Pocket Encyclopedia of Wine is the essential reference for every wine enthusiast.

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"Charles Sullivan is enormously knowledgeable about California wine history. This is a valuable, educational, and entertaining book that is much needed by all of us in and around the California wine world—and in fact by anyone interested in wine."—Robert Mondavi"Charles Sullivan has been eating and drinking at Chez Panisse Restaurant since we opened inand he has a deep knowledge of.

Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine (Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book) 41 st year of publication for this indispensable reference book. The most up-to-date edition for this annual guide filled with concise factual commentaries on wines, growers and wine regions of the whole world.

California is a very geologically diverse region and varies greatly in the range of climates and terroirs that can be found. Most of the state's wine regions are found between the Pacific coast and the Central Pacific Ocean and large bays, like San Francisco Bay, serve as tempering influences to the wine regions nearby providing cool winds and fog that balance the heat and sunshine.

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Charles L. Sullivan. avg rating — 6 ratings. score: 99, and 1 person voted. Looking at the revolutionary California wine industry of today, Bonné captures the spirit of this new generation, as well as helpful notes on the essential wines to pursue, and those to miss.

Stunning photographs, tours of California vineyard areas, and a reference list at the back make this a comprehensive and engaging text. Hugh Johnson Pocket Wine (Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book) Hugh Johnson.

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The state is home to more than wineries, and California's premier wines are recognized throughout the world. But until now there has been no comprehensive guide to California wine and winemaking. Search the world's most comprehensive index of full-text books.

My library. Charles Sullivan's A Companion to California Wine: Encyclopedia of Wine and Winemaking fills an oenological-reference niche that has up till now been lacking a suitably comprehensive and scholarly effort. An A-to-Z compendium of wine-related entries ranging from Acacia Winery to Zinfandel, the Companion to California Wine covers wineries and more than wine Reviews: 4.

Also included are regional maps, label guides, and vintage charts, along with fascinating entries on the history, production, and appreciation of wine. Hugh Johnson's Pocket Encyclopedia of Wine is the peerless standard of wine guides, a crucial addition to the library of every wine.

Over the years, Jancis Robinson has released several pocket guides on wine varieties. This book feels like the culmination of all of these works and details over different varieties.

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But until now there has been no comprehensive guide to California wine and winemaking. Charles L. Sullivan's A Companion to California Wine admirably fills that gap—here. Hugh Johnson's Pocket Encyclopedia of Wine by Hugh Johnson,Simon and Schuster edition, Paperback in English - ed edition.

Log in with either your Library Card Number or EZ Login. Library ID or EZ Username Last Name or EZ Password * Phone (Last four digits) *Not required for EZ Login. Frank Musselman Schoonmaker (Aug – Janu ) was an American travel guide writer, wine writer and wine was born in Spearfish, South Dakota, and attended for two years at Princeton University, after which he dropped out in to live and travel in wrote two travel guides, Through Europe on Two Dollars a Day and Come with me to France, and, with the.

Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book is the essential reference book for everyone who buys wine - in shops, restaurants, or on the internet. Now in its 42nd year of publication, it has no rival as the comprehensive, up-to-the-minute annual guide.

Hugh Johnson provides clear succinct facts and commentary on the wines, growers and wine regions of the whole s:   Meet Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson Hugh Johnson has led the world of wine writing in many new directions over the 52 years since his first book, Wine, was published.

The World Atlas of Wine, his Wine Companion, the annual Pocket Wine Book, The Story of Wine, and his memoirs have all been bestsellers. His unique approach has earned him the admiration of wine lovers all over the Reviews: Mitchell Beazley Publishers Limited is a British book publisher which is particularly specialised in atlases, reference books, natural history books, cook books, garden books, and wine books.

History. The London-based company Mitchell Beazley was founded in July by James Alexander Hugh Mitchell (born 20 July in Epping, England) and John Beazley.