The original and best, "Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book" successfully distills the world of wine. Now in its 32nd edition, it is the UK's number one wine book and appeals to both wine lovers and professionals alike, making it the key reference for enthusiasts, investors and collectors. This year's edition boasts up-to-date news on more than 6,000 wines, growers and regions plus invaluable vintage information from expert contributors around the world. In addition, a full-color supplement focuses on wine and food plus there are more than 200 of Hugh Johnson's personal favorites for 2009. Hugh Johnson's winning formula of personal insight and critical appraisal of the world of wine, plus vintage news has never been bettered. During the past four decades, he has written a number of books that have become landmarks on the subject, including his classic "The World Atlas of Wine", published with Jancis Robinson.
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Simply the best concise wine reference. David Sexton, London Evening Standard
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Hugh Johnson is the world's pre-eminent writer on wine. First published in 1977, Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book sells hundreds of thousands of copies a year. His winning formula of personal insight and critical appraisal of the world of wine, plus valuable vintage news and numerous wine recommendations has been often-imitated but never bettered. With the publication of his first book, Wine, Johnson established himself at the age of twenty-seven as the most refreshing and authoritative voice on the subject. During the past four decades he has written books that have become landmarks on the subject, including his classic The World Atlas of Wine, published with Jancis Robinson published in its sixth edition in 2007, his Wine Companion, published in 2003, and The Story of Wine. In his spare time he writes about gardening from his home in Essex.
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
An excellent guide for buying 'reasonable' to 'ultra-premium' wine. Thousands of wines are covered in short informative paragraphs along with ratings and vintage guides.
It's less detailed than "Wine Behind the Label" but at pocket size is totally portable. This is a thoroughly practical book and is genuinely helpful in making wine buying decisions, (mine has been everywhere from the supermarket to the caves of Burgundy). Hugh Johnson manages to combine a careers-worth of expert knowledge with a down-to-earth, sensible and non-stuffy approach.
If you already have the 2008 guide and were going to skip this one (like I was), there are multiple changes and updates to the individual entries, as well as rewritten country introductions. (And yes, last year's gremlins have fled the publisher and they've sorted out the mishaps before sending it to print).
It's also (to me) easier to read with maroon and black type, rather than last years gold and black, and the maps are recoloured and clearer.
It's only a tenner, the price of a bottle of wine, and it might help you to get more bouquet for your buck!
It's less detailed than "Wine Behind the Label" but at pocket size is totally portable. This is a thoroughly practical book and is genuinely helpful in making wine buying decisions, (mine has been everywhere from the supermarket to the caves of Burgundy). Hugh Johnson manages to combine a careers-worth of expert knowledge with a down-to-earth, sensible and non-stuffy approach.
If you already have the 2008 guide and were going to skip this one (like I was), there are multiple changes and updates to the individual entries, as well as rewritten country introductions. (And yes, last year's gremlins have fled the publisher and they've sorted out the mishaps before sending it to print).
It's also (to me) easier to read with maroon and black type, rather than last years gold and black, and the maps are recoloured and clearer.
It's only a tenner, the price of a bottle of wine, and it might help you to get more bouquet for your buck!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is fo9r everyone who enjoys or is curious about wine.
A comprehensive guide to wine - drinking, storing and enjoying.
The book is well laid out and covers practically every wine producing region in the world. Reviewing recent vintages within each region and then a wine section of wines from each area, rating them 1-4 stars and showing which vintages to drink, which to leave. The good, the bad and the OK. Johnson also has a mini section at the back of the book and each year this area covers a different topic. last years was food & wine matching & the best of Italy. This year looks at leading chefs/ restauranteurs views on wines and food matching.
Johnson also offers an in-depth review of the vintages 07 and 06. as well as an overview of the worlds most popular grapes.
good for wine pro's and those who just enjoy a good drink.
A comprehensive guide to wine - drinking, storing and enjoying.
The book is well laid out and covers practically every wine producing region in the world. Reviewing recent vintages within each region and then a wine section of wines from each area, rating them 1-4 stars and showing which vintages to drink, which to leave. The good, the bad and the OK. Johnson also has a mini section at the back of the book and each year this area covers a different topic. last years was food & wine matching & the best of Italy. This year looks at leading chefs/ restauranteurs views on wines and food matching.
Johnson also offers an in-depth review of the vintages 07 and 06. as well as an overview of the worlds most popular grapes.
good for wine pro's and those who just enjoy a good drink.
By G. Wilczek
Format:Hardcover
hopefully it will be a useful gift for an amateur wine connoisseur. Nice size for tucking into a pocket or keeping in the glove box when travelling.
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Great pocket book - size of the book fit into lady's handbags and...
Great pocket book - size of the book fit into lady's handbags and extremely informative!
The information is decent and accurate as well. Read more
The information is decent and accurate as well. Read more
Published on 28 April 2009 by Ms. Xiao Han Han
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Excellent guide to wines
I enjoy this wine info book enormously - gives essential info on world wines with precise and wonderful insight to new winemakers as well as the established ones. Read more
Published on 21 April 2009 by Mrs. Melanie M. Woolfenden
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A useful tool
This book is fine fine and gives you the info that you want about current wine vintages - not sure that it is small enough to want to keep in my pocket but it is an invaluable... Read more
Published on 8 April 2009 by Mr. Arnold J. Maiden
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Huge Johnson!
Comprehensive as ever, but you may need a larger pocket in which to put it.
Still, it's a must-have compact source when on the move.
Still, it's a must-have compact source when on the move.
Published on 12 Mar 2009 by Ms. S. J. Foulston
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Concise,Handy
A must have for every iinterested wine enthusiast!
Concise,Packed with tonnes of information and tips
I would say this book can be your little 'PDA' regarding wine... Read more
Concise,Packed with tonnes of information and tips
I would say this book can be your little 'PDA' regarding wine... Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2009 by Cjx
5.0 out of 5 stars
Keep this with you when shopping at your supermarket
I was first given a Hugh Johnson pocket wine book about 30 years ago, which shows how old both Mr Johnson and I are getting! Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2009 by Mr. Richard Wilson
4.0 out of 5 stars
another great year
Every year this book produces great guidance to wines across the world - incredibly it is up to date.
Published on 4 Feb 2009 by C. Kitchener
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