xi, 323 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 25 cm
SUMMARY
Looks at how and where wine is made and how this affects its quality and pricing, including information on how the professionals taste and rate wine and a country-by-country tour of the latest vintages
CONTENT
Prelude to wine -- The white wines of France -- The wines of Washington, Oregon, and New York; the white wines of California -- The white wines of Germany -- The red wines of Burgundy and the Rhône Valley -- The red wines of Bordeaux -- The red wines of California -- The wines of Spain and Italy -- Champagne, sherry, and port -- Austria, Hungary, Greece, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, Chile, and Argentina -- The greater world of wine