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| The Oxford Companion to Wine, 3rd Edition | 
 enlarge | Creator: Jancis Robinson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
List Price: $65.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  54 reviews
Sales Rank: 11086
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 3rd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 840
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.4
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 9.1 x 2
ISBN: 0198609906
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.22
EAN: 9780198609902
ASIN: 0198609906
Publication Date: October 1, 2006
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Oxford Companion is excellent July 3, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Oxford Companion has met our expectations very well. Highly recommended for general information about wine and related topics; this is not a "what wine to buy for tonight" guide.
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 THE wine encyclopedia June 28, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
search anything about wine? it's there. Just great, very accurate and up-to-date. The only disadvantage in my view is that for complete information about some subjects you have to follow refences throughout the book. On the other hand is that a great way to browse it.
In all respects a book worth recommending!
Good, but not perfect May 18, 2007
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
It's a great encyclopedia, but here's a couple of suggestions on how to make it even better...
1) Next to each entry, put in phonetics or some sort of pronunciation guide. People would like to sound intelligent when they speak too, not just when they read.
2) Wine Region maps should be colored, not just black & white.
3) Grape varieties should have nice colored pictures next to them.
FANTASTIC! April 30, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Its the best book about wine I ever read. Full of information, with an easy organization, with the entries alphabetically displayed. This is the real wine bible. Perfect!
must-have book on wine April 6, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
On another review, I mentioned that you need more than one book if you are serious about wine. But this is the most comprehensive work on wine I've seen, and one of the "must-have" in your collection. If you are interested in the ratings of specific wines or wineries, you need to get other books in addition to this.
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