Oxford Companion to Wine

Everything you could possibly want to know about wine, in one fully up-to-date A-Z volume! The Oxford Companion to Wine is a uniquely comprehensive and in-depth A-Z reference book on every aspect of wine: more than 4,000 entries covering topics from history through geography, geology, soil science, viticulture, winemaking, packaging, academia, technology, and regulations to people and places, tasting, writing, and the language of wine. The system of cross-references takes the reader from one entry to another, showing how all these topics are interconnected in the fascinating story of wine in its most traditional and modern forms. This new fifth edition, which benefits from the knowledge and experience of over one hundred new contributors, all experts in their field or geographical region, is expanded by 272 new entries, and every existing entry has been reviewed, updated, and polished. The text is more international than ever, written for wine lovers of every persuasion, including those who love wine but want to know more in order to increase their enjoyment of this endlessly fascinating liquid, and those who are intent on studying wine, professionally or privately. This is a huge treasure trove of knowledge, for the first time breaking the barrier of one million words, but the alphabetical format and the links between the entries make it easily navigable, and the language, while not shying away from complex science, is intended to open the door to every curious reader looking for answers on every question they have ever wanted to ask about wine.

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This encyclopaedic book is remarkably up-to-date. Max Allen, Holiday Gift Guide 2023, Australian Finacial Review

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• Authors: Editor, Harding, Julia (Editor of ^Ithe Oxford Companion t Harding, Julia (Editor of the Oxford Companion to Harding, Julia Harding MW, Julia (Editor of ^Ithe Oxford Companio Harding Mw
• Assisted by: Julia Harding (Editor), Julia (Editor of The Oxford Companion to Wine) Harding (Editor), Julia Harding MW (Editor), Robinson Jancis (Editor), Jancis Robinson OBE MW (Editor), Jancis (Founding editor of The Oxford Companion to Wine) Robinson OBE MW (Editor), Tara Q. Thomas (Editor), Tara Q. (Assistant editor of The Oxford Companion to Wine) Thomas (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.09.2023
• EAN: 9780198871316
• ISBN: 978-0-19-887131-6
• No. of pages: 944
• Dimensions: 232 mm x 282 mm x 52 mm
• Series: Oxford Companions
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Guides > Food & drink > Drinks; NON-CLASSIFIABLE, COOKING / Reference, COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / Wine, Reference works, Gift books, wines