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| The World Atlas of Wine | 
 enlarge | Authors: Hugh Johnson, Jancis Robinson
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Category: Book
List Price: $50.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 49940
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 5 Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.4
Dimensions (in): 11.5 x 9.4 x 1.5
ISBN: 1840003324
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.22
EAN: 9781840003321
ASIN: 1840003324
Publication Date: September 13, 2001
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Condition: Ships immediately! Perfect and New! 5 Revised. 2001 Hardcover.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellant All-in-One Guide November 8, 2004
3 out of 10 found this review helpful
Great book which does a lot more than adorn your coffee table.
Excellant reference.
Outstanding! October 27, 2004
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
If ever there was a must-have tome on wine, this would be it. It's equally at home on the reference shelf or the coffee table with its specific descriptions of both the classic regions and the emerging areas as well as its stunning photography and beautiful presentation throughout. I've owned the book for two years, and I find I'm often turning to it after enjoying a nice wine to find out more about where it was made. Why do we visit wineries? For me, it's to attach a memory or place to the product we drink. This book won't take you there physically, but really it's the next best thing presenting photographs and maps of the areas, information on what makes each area unique, as well as some of the geographic, economic, and social drivers that are making it evolve. Other reviewers have said that the book isn't as comprehensive as they would like, but it's not meant to present a thorough analysis of each wine, but rather to present notable regions on aggregate. I must admit that in some cases the representative wines given for a region wouldn't have been my choice, but I guess that's a matter of personal taste. This being the fifth revised edition of the book speaks to its enduring influence in the space, and even with the thousands of other competing products out there, I expect this reference to continue its reputation as the best there is.
The World Atlas of Wine by Robinson et al. July 19, 2004
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
This work is perfect for wine enthusiasts all over the world.
The authors depict major wine groups as to their geographical
location and surrounding climate . Area maps set forth pointers
to wine territories; such as, the Champagne of eastern
France. The author presents the preferred soil content, climate
and auvee or blend/mixture. This book would be invaluable for
major restaurant owners. If you plan on entertaining an
international audience, the work will assist in selecting wines specific to each country. The pictures alone are worth the
price charged for the volume.
 Not so comprehensive July 14, 2004
3 out of 12 found this review helpful
Not so comprehensive, particulary rest of the world (out of france). Producer entries is superficial, geological and climatic aspect on quality of wine is a missing. Certainly its a atlas and the maps-pictures more important than words; it's a good job about this way. But i like more Oz clark's wine atlas for it's 3-D maps ; if it's a atlas Oz's maps better than this...
However, i suggest buy one of them(mostly Oz's) if you are have extensive wine library and want just a wine atlas;
if not, you are looking for a more principal book maps,regions, producer entries and general information, take a look "the new sotheby's wine encyclopedia" and remember there is no complete source on wine and its also impossible
This Atlas Doesn't Shrug October 28, 2003
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I just got my copy, my tome, in the mail, and I immediately went to the sections that were reported as missing or flawed by some of the other reviewers here, and I'm glad to say that the section on Cote Chalonnaise in my book was not cut off nor was the beginning reprinted again on the two pages. There was no printing error, so I don't know what that reviewer was talking about. Besides, printing errors don't detract from this awesome book that serves as an important reference to any wine expert or wannabe, like you and me, who loves great wines from all over the world.This will be my reference of choice until I find a better one, and I don't expect the search to end tomorrow. This is a highly useful book and well worth the price.
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