The original and best, "Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book" is the ultimate compact guide. Now in its 34th edition, it is the UK's number one wine book appealing to wine-lovers and professionals alike. It is the key reference for enthusiasts, investors and collectors and this year's edition boasts up-to-date news on more than 6,000 wines, growers, and regions, plus invaluable vintage information from experts around the world. A new colour supplement focuses on the array of wines from Spain, while a new section offers the reader alternative wines to try based on those they already drink. More than 200 of Johnson's favourites for 2011 are also included. Hugh Johnson's winning formula of insight, critical appraisal of the world of wine, plus vintage news has never been bettered. During the past four decades he has written many books that have become landmark titles, including his classic "The World Atlas of Wine", co-authored with Jancis Robinson and published this year in a new compact format as "The Concise World Atlas of Wine", and his "Wine Companion", which is fully updated for 2010.
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Hugh Johnson is the world's pre-eminent writer on wine. First published in 1977, his Pocket Wine Book sells hundreds of thousands of copies a year. His winning formula of insight, critical appraisal of the world of wine, plus valuable vintage news and 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, first 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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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Presently I am buying each year the Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book, as each year it brings the latest information on the state of art with respect of all better wines made worldwide. It is neither for beginners nor for persons not familiar with better and often more expensive wines. But if you are a wine lover and want to be kept up to date on the latest developments and vintages, this handy pocket book is certainly a must. The strongest features are the French and especially the Bordeaux wines, the latter having a special section. Each year has also a different colour supplement at the back of the book, this time an interesting essay on the reinvention of vinous Spain.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By C. Pearson
Format:Hardcover
I bought the guide this year after a few years of not buying it. It is generally helpful in knowing when to drink good wine. It also helps get a better understanding of wine the world over. In this it is ambitious and this does lead to a lack of detail once we leave France in general and Bordeaux in particular behind. Spain gets 13 pages plus a general feature at the end of the guide. This is just simply inadequate for arguably Europe's most dynamic wine-making nation. Germany gets 21 pages. Personally I think that balance is the wrong way round. Much of the focus throughout the guide is on quality, and expensive quality at that. We learn the merits of Petrus, only to be told it is all allocated to the world's millionaires. Not much use to the rest of us then. I think there is now a gap in the market for a guide that goes beyond the mass produced brands of the Supermarket, but does not think that fine wine starts at £30-£50 a bottle. The Good Beer Guide has done this type of service successfully for many years for real ale, if we had the same type of Guide for wine then we could let Hugh glug his Petrus in peace while we go out and buy great wine for £10 a bottle or less.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By cheshirejim
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Spending just 25% extra on a bottle of wine doubles the pleasure and is one of life's great bargains - just like this book. Hugh Johnson is a true wine expert and I've bought this book almost every year since the early 1990s. I've found it to be consistently accurate and an essential companion when browsing the supermarket shelves. It's also ideal for dipping into when you have an idle moment. There's always something to learn about wine and this book is an excellent primer.
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Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2011
Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2011 very concise but with the world of wine at your fingertips go out and buy this one
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This book is the ideal companion for the keen wine drinker. It identifies all the best wines for virtually all the wine growing areas around the world. Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2011 by Sage
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Reliable Guide
With Amazon's discounted price I find it convenient to buy this little book every year. I find it a reliable guide to knowing when wines are ready to drink.
Published on 17 Feb 2011 by D.S.T. Darvesh
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A present for my husband at Christmas. The Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2011 is a book I tend to buy most years as my husband is very interested in the subjectand enjoys reading... Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2011 by kd
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Excellent as usual
A mine of info. I'd like more on Central & S.America, and S.Africa but realize its got to remain compact.How about a recommended reading list?
Published on 15 Jan 2011 by C. J. Richardson
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The mother of all yearly wine guide
This is the best pocket guide available, easy to use when you want to check any wine you are about to try....
Published on 4 Jan 2011 by gege
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Don't get the Kindle edition
I love my Kindle, but Reference books like this do not work very well on it. Information icons and star ratings are limited value because of the loss of colour; tables, maps and... Read more
Published on 1 Jan 2011 by Turbodog
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Yearly essential
I buy one of these every year. It's become a habit although of all the wine books I own, this is the one I refer to most often. So much information in such a small book. Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2010 by Stuart T
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wine book
The wine book is excellent as always, though the delivery time on this particular item was slow.
Published on 10 Nov 2010 by Flick
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The classic, warts and all
I've grown up with this book, since the early 80s, and I probably buy every other one. It absolutely has the field to itself in its format - only an iPhone would pack so much... Read more
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