The world atlas of wine5/10/2023 ![]() The end section contains further statistics and information on grape varieties, characteristics and terroirs. ![]() For each region there is a large-scale, specially drawn map, an overview of the area's history of wine production and a list of its main grape varieties, along with details of its world ranking in production volume, annual production, proportion of black and white grapes produced, month of the grape harvest, date of first viticulture (and which culture brought it) and suggestions of appelations to taste. The atlas works on a spread-by-spread basis. This book goes back through time to retrace the grape's conquest of the world, stopping in each wine-making country, from the oldest (Georgia) to the most recent (Poland), to discover wines past and present, while looking to future producers in places such as Tahiti and Sweden. ![]() It is recognized by critics as the essential and most authoritative wine reference work available. Few wine books can be called classic, but the first edition of The World Atlas of Wine made publishing history when it appeared in 1971. But just how did a Pyrenean grape variety end up in Uruguay? And by what means were grapevines able to reach Japan? A major new edition of this landmark wine book that has sold 4.7 million copies worldwide. Wine has rolled its barrel from the shores of the Black Sea to the mountains of the Andes, following humans and their dreams. Welcome to your tour of the wine-growing world. Jancis Robinson MW is internationally renowned for her witty, authoritative wine writing and her books The World Atlas of Wine and The Oxford Companion to Wine. ![]() ![]() This large-scale publication, encompassing 56 countries, 100 maps and 8,000 years of wine history, is a tour de force in wine publishing. ![]()
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