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BookmarkPublished 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 offers 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. Tracing the consumption and production from the ancient world to the present day, the Companion is a remarkable resource for gaining further appreciation for a beverage whose popularity has only increased with time.
Now exhaustively updated, this third edition incorporates the very latest international research to present over 400 new entries on topics ranging from globalization and the politics of wine to brands, precision viticulture, and co-fermentation. Hundreds of other entries have also undergone major revisions, including yeast, barrel alternatives, climate change, and virtually all wine regions. Useful lists and statistics are appended, including controlled appellations and their permitted grape varieties, as well as wine production and consumption by country.
Illustrated with maps of every important wine region in the world, useful charts and diagrams, and stunning color photography, this Companion is unlike any other wine book, offering an understanding of wine in its many wider contexts - notably historical, cultural, geographic, and scientific - and serving as a truly companionable point of reference into which any wine-lover can dip, browse, and linger.
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An invaluable guide edited by one of the worlds best, a must for any lover of wine
I have only had this book for a few weeks now, but it has already really come in handy. Whenever you get a new wine from a new area, you can quickly look up factoids and info. It really makes drinking new wines more enjoyable to know some info about what you are getting.
Understand though, that this is essentially an encylcopedia/reference book, not something you would sit around and read casually (unless you read Encyclopedias casually).
The book also contains some nice regional information with maps, so some of the more obscure new world wines become more accessible with this book in hand.
Finally, this is an excellent gift for any wine lover…they will certainly get use and enjoyment out of it.
The Oxford Companion To Wine – 3rd Edition is a complete encyclopedea of wine. All you need to know about wine is here in alphabetical order for quick and easy reference. A masterpiece for wine professionals and students alike.
Highly recommended.
Reno Spiteri, BBA.,MBA.,
Wine Professional.
Great wine anthology and info. Wonderfully written and properly annotated. My only complaint would be that it is not easy to know where to start in this book if you are a complete beginner, as it’s not easy to know where to start in the world of wine.
One of my best purchases!
This is my second wine book, the first being Karen McNeil’s Wine Bible. I think both complement each other very nicely. In a nutshell, for a book that covers everything about everything on wine, Robinson’s book is it! It is wonderfully organized and is a true encyclopedia. While it has more limited depth on some subjects, it certainly wins in the breadth of topics covered. McNeil’s Wine Bible, on the other hand, is less of an encyclopedia while still being a reference. It does not cover nearly as much breadth at all, but what it does cover goes into greater depth.