The Oxford Companion to Wine, 3rd Edition

Publishedin1994toworldwideacclaim,thefirsteditionofJancisRobinson'sseminalvolumeimmediatelyattainedlegendarystatus,winningeverymajorwinebookawardincludingtheGlenfiddichandJuliaChild/IACPawards,aswellaswriterandwomanoftheyearaccoladesforitseditoronbothsidesoftheAtlantic.Combiningmeticulously-researchedfactwithrefreshingopinionandwit,TheOxfordCompaniontoWineoffersalmost4,000entriesoneverywine-relatedtopicimaginable,fromregionsandgrapevarietiestotheowners,connoisseurs,growers,andtastersinwinethroughtheages;fromviticultureandoenologytothehistoryofwine.Tracingtheconsumptionandproductionfromtheancientworldtothepresentday,theCompanionisaremarkableresourceforgainingfurtherappreciationforabeveragewhosepopularityhasonlyincreasedwithtime.Nowexhaustivelyupdated,thisthirdeditionincorporatestheverylatestinternationalresearchtopresentover400newentriesontopicsrangingfromglobalizationandthepoliticsofwinetobrands,precisionviticulture,andco-fermentation.Hundredsofotherentrieshavealsoundergonemajorrevisions,includingyeast,barrelalternatives,climatechange,andvirtuallyallwineregions.Usefullistsandstatisticsareappended,includingcontrolledappellationsandtheirpermittedgrapevarieties,aswellaswineproductionandconsumptionbycountry.Illustratedwithmapsofeveryimportantwineregionintheworld,usefulchartsanddiagrams,andstunningcolorphotography,thisCompanionisunlikeanyotherwinebook,offeringanunderstandingofwineinitsmanywidercontexts-notablyhistorical,cultural,geographic,andscientific-andservingasatrulycompanionablepointofreferenceintowhichanywine-lovercandip,browse,andlinger.