First published in 2005 as ‘Wine, A Life Uncorked’, this new edition has been updated by Hugh to take in two decades of change in the wine world. In the world of wine writing, Hugh Johnson is a titan. No one writes so infectiously on every aspect of wine, whether human or cultural, technical or historical. This book is peppered with anecdotes and personal recollections, infused with the sheer delight Hugh finds in his subject. It is a book with a story and a mastery of wine to impart.
In the book:
• First published in 2005 as Wine, A Life Uncorked, this new edition has been updated by Hugh to take in two decades of change in the wine world.
• The First Duty of wine: getting to know the luxury red wine icons Bordeaux and Burgundy (which has the lion’s share in Hugh’s cellar).
• Technical Stuff: Hugh learns about winemaking the hard way: by growing and making it his own French Sauvignon Gris.
• The Wilder Shores of Wine: tracking wine’s origins in Georgia, the cradle of viticulture.
• The Bordeaux Persuasion: from the Médoc to Martha’s Vineyard – Hugh seeks out the world’s great Cabernet Sauvignon-based reds.
• NEW Foreword by Eric Asimov
• NEW Digestif! In this new chapter, Hugh reveals the wines that give him the most pleasure – the bottles he keeps in his cellar today.
• NEW On ‘Bubbly’: Hugh finds sparkling wine perfection among the grandes marques of Champagne and the fashionable new fizz of English vineyards.
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Pages: 351
Published by Académie du Vin Library 2022