The Oxford Companion to Wine

Published in 1994 to worldwide acclaim, the first edition of JancisRobinson's seminal volume immediately attained legendary status, winningevery major wine book award including the Glenfiddich and Julia Child/IACPawards, as well as writer and woman of the year accolades for itseditor on both sides of the Atlantic. Combining meticulously-researchedfact with refreshing opinion and wit, The Oxford Companion to Winepresents almost 4,000 entries on every wine-related topic imaginable,from regions and grape varieties to the owners, connoisseurs, growers,and tasters in wine through the ages; from viticulture and oenology tothe history of wine, from itsorigins to the present day. The 187 esteemed contributors (includingover 50 new to this edition) range from internationally renownedacademics to some of the most famous wine writers and wine specialistsin the world. Now exhaustively updated, this fourth editionincorporates the very latest international research to present over 350new entries on topics ranging from additives and wine apps to WSET and Zelen.Over 60 per cent of all entries have been revised; and useful lists andstatistics are appended, including a unique list of the world'scontrolled appellations and their permitted grape varieties, as well asvineyard area, wine production and consumption bycountry. Illustrated with almost 30 updated maps of everyimportant wine region in the world, many useful charts and diagrams, and16 stunning colour photographs, this Companion is unlike anyother wine book, offering an understanding of wine in all of its widercontexts—notably historical, cultural, and scientific—and serving as atruly companionable point of reference into which any wine-lover can dipand browse. New to this editionComprehensively revised and updated throughoutOver 350 brand-new entriesSignificant new updates on hundreds of topics such as China, screwcaps, and the origins of vinicultureImpressive global coverage of wine regions, including new entries on Alaska, Lesotho, Norway, and TahitiIncludes brand-new colour photographs and black and white line drawingsMaps of wine regions have been updated 

“Those readers interested enough in the subject to buy the first edition are pretty much compelled to buy all subsequent ones, for the knowledge encompassed in them changes not only rapidly, but also radically.”

Review(s) from previous edition"a required reference for anyone who is serious about wine - The New York Times"The greatest wine book ever published" - The Washington Post"Jancis Robinson's brilliant and exhaustive tome on everything you ever wanted to know about the universe of wine" - from Sideways, the novel on which the award-winning screenplay was based"It is hard to believe that Jancis Robinson could improve upon a workwhose first edition was so universally lauded, but indeed she has ...The new edition is a huge compendium that covers practically everythingyou'd ever want to know about viticulture and winemaking ... The Oxford Companion to Wine is still the preeminent basic resource for wine lovers." - Wine Enthusiast Magazine"This A-Z guide covers all aspects of wine, from vine density to bottling ... Robert Parker, publisher of The Wine Advocate, calls this "the most encylopedic" book available." - Brill's Content"I can think of few better companions on a hazy Christmas afternoon" - Giles Kime, Sunday Telegraph"I would like to be given Jancis Robinson's Oxford Companion to Wine ... it's one of those books you can keep going back to" - Sunday Express Magazine"The wine world's most scholarly A to Z" - The Sunday Times, Joanna Simon"the most impressive wine book ever published ... all wine enthusiasts would love to have a copy." - The Sunday Tribune (Dublin)"a rich, enthusiastic celebration ... of the ancient people-centred arts of viticulture." - Valentine Cunningham, The Observer"Most ambitious, most respected writing project ever ... this is amassive overhaul. There are about 500 new entries, while more than halfof the previous 3000 have been rewritten to varying degrees by Robinsonand her team of contributors ... with the same diligent approach sheadopted to the first edition, she either wrote or oversaw every word." -Mary Dowey, The Irish Times (Dublin)"Always authoritative, she has revised about half of the 5000 entries to keep pace with the rapidly evolving wine world." - Diana Gregory, The Independent"The words "magisterial", "magnificent", and "indispensable", used morethan once in a lifetime, begin to lose their potency, but both booksdeserve all these epithets and more." - The Guardian, (The other book was The Oxford Companion to Food)"Deliciously definitive" - The Scotsman"My advice is to buy the second edition ... a brilliant book ... by one of the great wine writers of our time" - The Observer"an exhaustive and richly informed reference" - Newsday"The Oxford Companion to Wine, edited by Jancis Robinson, is notjust an extraordinarily well informed compendium of oenological data, itis a status symbol among wine 'cognoscenti', one of a handful of "musthave" books for those who take their interest in wine that step further... an oracular source 'par excellence' ... Information is presented in atypically academic, yet still warm and 'human' style." - Harold Heckle, The Tablet"Beautifully illustrated, with alphabetical contributions from over 80worldwide experts, here is everything you ever wanted to know about thesubject, and more." - Christie Hickman. Midweek."Edited by a lively and distinguished wine writer, this is a welcome addition to the Oxford Companion series." - Good Book Guide"far and away the best book on drink published last year." - Times"... the most useful book on wine ever written; it is also one of the most enjoyable." - Kathleen Burk, The Week"Those readers interested enough in the subject to buy the first editionare pretty much compelled to buy all subsequent ones, for the knowledgeencompassed in them changes not only rapidly, but also radically." - Paul Levy, Times Literary Supplement"No wine-lover's bookshelves should be without" - Jonathan Ray, Daily Telegraph"The essential reference book" - David Baker, Financial Times"Wine anoraks will want Jancis Robinson's revised, encyclopaedic The Oxford Companion to Wine." - The Times"Impressive Scholarship" - The Times"Essential reference guide" - Daily Express

Edited by Jancis RobinsonJulia HardingContributors: Sarah Ahmed Hamish Aird Professor Jean Aitchison Mail Amanov Kym Anderson Alberto Antonini Tony Aspler Susy Atkins Bill Baker Dr John Barker Dr Eveline Bartowsky Nicolas Belfrage Helen Bettinson David Bird Dr Linda Bisson DrJeremy Black Beverley Blanning William Bolter Dr Rob Bramley Michael Broadbent Dr Roger Brock Stephen Brook Larry Brooks Nick Bulleid Robin Butler Bob Campbell Dr Dimitra Capone Alain Carbonneau Tom Carson Bruce Cass Umay Çeviker Dr Steve Charters Dr Véronique Cheynier Nodari Chkhartishvili Professor Dr Monika Christmann Elaine Chukan Brown Dr Tyler Colman Dr Michael Considine Dr Bryan Coombe Dr PeterCousins Dr Glen Creasy Professor Barry Cunliffe Tamlyn Currin Dr Bob Dambergs Dr Daniel Deckers Li Demei Dr Donald Dibbern Barry Dick Professor James Douglas Dr Peter Dry Dr Denis Dubourdieu Anne Duggan Abi Duhr Margaret Emery Marcel Essling Nicholas Faith Christopher Fielden Michael Fridjhon Doug Frost Denis Gastin Richard Gawel Benny Génsbøl Rosemary George Dr Caroline Gilby Dr JohnGladstones Sam Glaetzer David Gleave Wojciech Gogolinski Howard G. Goldberg Dr Jamie Goode Robert Gorjak Nayan Gowda Paul Gregutt Ronald de Groot Lisa Shara Hall James Halliday Jake Hancock Rosi Hanson Julia Harding Sam Harrop Dr Judith Harvey Maarten van Helden Professor Paul A. Henschke Dr Markus Herderich Dr Hildegarde Heymann Hans-Peter Hoehnen Dr Leofranc Holford-Strevens Huon Hooke Alex HuntDr Dan Johnson Hugh Johnson Russell Johnstone Dr Gregory V. Jones Dr Tony Jordan Rupert Joy Eva Kaluzynska Michael Karam Dr Philip Kennedy John Kesby Mel Knox Dr Mark Krstic Martin Lam Miles Lambert-Gocs Erica Landin Dr Valérie Lavigne Konstantinos Lazarakis Professor Terry Lee Cornelis (Kees) van Leeuwen Harriet Lembeck Peter Leske Simon Loftus Wink Lorch Patrick E. McGovern Edi Maletic AlexMaltman Jane Masters Richard Mayson Dr Gabriella Mészáros Sven Moesgaard Adam Sebag Montefiore Jasper Morris Lucie Morton Linda Murphy Igor Nykolyn Dr Philip Norrie Ken Ohashi Jeremy Paterson Edmund Penning-Rowsell Professor Gary Pickering Professor Thomas Pinney John Platter Dr John Possingham Dr Vladimir Pukish Wyatt H. Peabody Alexander Purcell Dr Jane Renfrew Professor Pascal Ribéreau-Gayon Jancis Robinson Dr Gábor Rohály Andrés Rosberg Anthony Rose Bjørn Tore Aastorp Ruud Viacheslav Rybinstev Dr Amanda Stewart David Schildknecht John Schreiner Professor Hans Schultz Michael Schuster Tom Scott Dr Mark Sefton Victor de la Serna Young Shi Con Simos Reva K. Singh Stephen Skelton Dr Richard Smart Professor Barry C. Smith Walter Speller Richard Stávek Patricia Stefanowicz Tyson Stelzer Creina Stockley LukasSusaj Dr Elisabeta Susaj Keith Sutton Michael Tabone Patricio Tapia Geoff Taylor Rémi Teissier du Cros Joelle Thomson Dr Roy Thornton Dr Steve Tyerman Tim Unwin Dr José Ramón Úrbez-Torres Tim Vandergrift Gido Van Imschoot Kenneth Verosub Dr Olivier Viret Dr José Vouillamoz Monty Waldin Dr Bernard Watney A. Dinsmoor Webb Robert E. White Dr Patrick Williams Dr Hanneke Wilson Nigel Wilson Dr Tony Wolf Steve Wratten Bruce Zoecklein David Harvey Pamela Vandkye Price

Published in 1994 to worldwide acclaim, the first edition of Jancis Robinson's seminal volume immediately attained legendary status, winning every major wine book award including the Glenfiddich and Julia Child/IACP awards, as well as writer and woman of the year accolades for its editor on both sides of the Atlantic. Combining meticulously-researched fact with refreshing opinion and wit, The Oxford Companion to Wine presents almost 4,000 entries on every wine-related topic imaginable, from regions and grape varieties to the owners, connoisseurs, growers, and tasters in wine through the ages; from viticulture and oenology to the history of wine, from its origins to the present day. The 187 esteemed contributors (including over 50 new to this edition) range from internationally renowned academics to some of the most famous wine writers and wine specialists in the world. Now exhaustively updated, this fourth edition incorporates the very latest international research to present over 350 new entries on topics ranging from additives and wine apps to WSET and Zelen. Over 60 per cent of all entries have been revised; and useful lists and statistics are appended, including a unique list of the world's controlled appellations and their permitted grape varieties, as well as vineyard area, wine production and consumption by country. Illustrated with almost 30 updated maps of every important wine region in the world, many useful charts and diagrams, and 16 stunning colour photographs, this Companion is unlike any other wine book, offering an understanding of wine in all of its wider contexts--notably historical, cultural, and scientific--and serving as a truly companionable point of reference into which any wine-lover can dip and browse.

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