2001 The World Atlas of Wine

Description

Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Signed, With Dustwrapper

Fifth edition, completely revised. With a bookplate signed by both of the authors to the half-title. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of colour figures and photographs. An atlas and reference work on the world of wine which pioneered the use of wine-specific cartography to give wine a sense of place. Since the first edition published in 1971, it has sold four million copies in fourteen languages. Considered among the most significant wine publications to date, it remains one of the most popular books on wine. Written by Hugh Eric Allan Johnson, an English journalist, author, editor, and expert on wine considered the world's best-selling wine writer, and Jancis Mary Robinson, a British wine critic, journalist and wine writer. She currently writes a weekly column for the Financial Times and previously provided advice for the wine cellar of Queen Elizabeth II.