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| Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia: Fourth Edition, Revised (Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia) | 
 enlarge | Author: Tom Stevenson
Publisher: DK ADULT
Category: Book
List Price: $50.00
Buy New: $27.40
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New (28) Used (7) from $26.44
Avg. Customer Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 13488
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 4
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 664
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.6
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.3 x 1.7
ISBN: 0756631645
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.2203
EAN: 9780756631642
ASIN: 0756631645
Publication Date: November 19, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 A Good Book But... December 28, 2006
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
I purchased this book for my son, who is in the restaurant business and wants to become very knowledgable of wine. I'm sure this book would do the trick. It's a Dorling Kindersley book and so is beautifully presented, and is an impressive tome (it's big). However both the original copy that I ordered, and the replacement copy, were defective in the same way. In the original copy the back cover was separated from the text, and in the replacement copy both covers were separated. The Amazon rep said she would alert Amazon to the possibility that the whole "batch" may be damaged. The fifth star is missing because of the defect in the binding.
 Fantastic Reference August 20, 2006
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
This bood gave detailed notes about many of the wineries I was looking for an objective rating/score by an independent source.
I read it for hours and constantly refer back to it.
Great buy!
In-depth details about every wine-growing region from traditional to new - including those of emerging areas November 6, 2005
If only one wine reference encyclopedia is to be purchased, The Southeby's Wine Encyclopedia: The Classic Reference To The Wines Of The World should surely be a strong contender: it's now in its 4th edition, has been fully updated, and is the only single volume that maps and provides in-depth details about every wine-growing region from traditional to new - including those of emerging areas. Each region receives an analysis of appellations, taste and quality, winning producers, and offerings. Add rating systems, small color photos of labels and vineyard descriptions and you have a real winner.
A Feast For Oenophiles September 22, 2005
31 out of 32 found this review helpful
When I first reviewed this book, I must have been on crack. I gave it four stars, but accused it of leaving out "almost unforgivable" information. Looking through it again, I'm shaking my head, wondering if I was looking at a different book, perhaps Curious George, or Fox on Socks. The New Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia has information that is unavailable in any other credible book on wine.
This reference is AMAZING, and belongs on every wine lover's bookshelf, even if you have The Oxford Companion to Wine, The World Atlas of Wine, Ox Clarke's Encyclopedia of Grapes, and others. Many of the maps included in this book are superior to those found in The World Atlas of Wine (strangely odd), and nowhere can you find a more comprehensive listing of major wine producers. Every wine making country in the world is covered (as far as I know), and that is something lacking in other references. I don't mean to knock other references, but each reference has a slightly different slant, each provides information that the other doesn't. To me, this book, along with the aforementioned books, completes an unsurpassed reference quadrology.
If you're an oenophile, or a wannabe oenophile, you need this book on your shelf.
I offer my sincere apologies to the author for my earlier review.
Amazon's policies will not allow me to change the rating, but make no mistake: this is a five star book.
Quintessential Reference Material September 7, 2005
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
An excellent and consise reference book. Well indexed and organised. Goes in depth where neccesary.
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