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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
Buy New: $39.14
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Avg. Customer Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 4124
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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Perfect for, well, looking up anything about wine February 18, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The Oxford is basically the bible for wine. Very thorough and a great reference. This is *the* book. Just get it.
One comment about the reviewer who said, "A lot of money for a text book that is not a consumer's guide" - my reply? Duh. Look what you wrote - It's an encyclopedia, not one of the multitudes of consumer guides. Know what you are talking about before writing a review. As far as consumer guides, Oz Clark and Robert Parker both produce consumer/buying guides where you can look specific producers.
BEST WINE REFERENCE EVER February 13, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
this encyclopedia had everything regarding winiculture and viticulture. great for any student or professional in the wine industry.
Complete, encyclopaedic quality> February 13, 2007
I continue to use this book as a resource for wine pairings and information regarding the wine's breeding and hybridizing. Makes for an excellent companion to tasting books. A must-read for people after a few wine tasting trips.
Great Wine Book January 26, 2007
An outstanding reference. Covers just about everything you need or want to know about the world of wine. I just open the book to a random page and enjoy reading it. I teach an introduction to wine course at a local university and I find the book gets me details I cannot find in other places. For lme at least it is fun to read.
 Not enuf stuff January 23, 2007
3 out of 26 found this review helpful
Though I've hardly read the entire tome, my quick reaction is that I'm missing being able to look up specific wines from specific vineyards. Only select and generally quite famous wines and vineyards are mentioned and even with those, we are not told which vintages are special or to be avoided. A lot of money for a text book that is not a consumer's guide.
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