- Paperback: 608 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press (Mar 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0198662742
- ISBN-13: 978-0198662747
- Product Dimensions: 19.5 x 12.9 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 163,870 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Enjoyment of wine is not just a matter of knowing what you like - it is always enhanced by knowledge of what you are drinking. This text presents a distillation of all the essential information for wine-lovers and would-be wine-lovers, drawn from the author's "Oxford Companion to Wine". The text contains over 2350 fully cross-referenced entries on all aspects of wine including regions, tasting terms, labelling, health, grape varieties, and faults.
About the Author
Jancis Robinson is a wine writer and broadcaster with an international reputation. She was Decanter magazine's 1999 (Wo)Man of the Year. She was also voted first ever Television Personality of the Year in the 1999 Glenfiddich Awards for food and drink media. In the same year her fellow wine writers voted her Most Influential Wine Writer by an overwhelming margin. She has been a columnist for both The Sunday Times of London and the American Wine Spectator
and now writes for The Financial Times as well as a column which is published by 12 magazines in five continents.
and now writes for The Financial Times as well as a column which is published by 12 magazines in five continents.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Most wine geeks will be familiar with the Oxford Companion to Wine, the second edition of which was released back in 1999. Along with Hugh Johnson's Wine Atlas, this is one of the classic texts that should be on every wine lover's bookshelf. Well, the concise wine companion has some 2350 of the entries from the Oxford Companion included in its 559 pages, and from leafing through the entries it's hard to see what's missing -- there are no noticeable omissions (the preface mentions that only two subject areas -- distilled and fortified wine -- have been omitted or substantially cut). The cross-referenced entries are well enough written, in a semi-formal, economical and precise 'lexicographer-speak' language to make casual browsing worthwhile. Maybe I'm an unredeemable anorak, but I spent a happy couple of hours just reading from one entry to another. So, if you already possess the Oxford Companion, should you purchase this book? I'd say yes, for one key reason -- portability. You can fit this book in your briefcase or find space for it on your desktop, whereas its hardback predecessor is an unwieldy doorstop of a book. If you don't already have a copy of the Oxford Companion, then the decision to buy this is a bit of a no-brainer... Faults? Well, the cover design looks a bit 1970s: it is split vertically, with a weakly smiling, slightly embarrassed-looking editor on one side and the obligatory wine glass shot on the other. But we can forgive this, because this is such a useful, well-written book.
Format:Paperback
If you are interested in wine this book is a must-have practical reference, it is comprehensive, compact and very well written, as are all of Jancis' works. It goes on holiday with me along with Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Guide to make the most of opportunities to try new wines. Enjoy!
6 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
You can either use this book to look up specific words on the wine label, or you can browse generally and educate yourself. Zinfandel is the same as Primitivo; never knew that. Rosemount has declined; confirmed what I thought myself. Excellent; perfect to take on holiday with the A-Z of medicine or the Football Handbook.
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