{"product_id":"hugh-johnson-pocket-wine-2024-hardcover","title":"Hugh Johnson Pocket Wine 2024 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHugh Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMargaret Rand\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe brand new edition of the unrivalled and bestselling annual, \u003ci\u003eHugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book\u003c\/i\u003e, the world's bestselling annual wine guide.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The world's best-selling annual wine guide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book\u003c\/i\u003e is the essential reference book for everyone who buys wine - in shops, restaurants, or on the internet. Now in its 47th year of publication, it has no rival as the comprehensive, up-to-the-minute annual guide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It provides clear succinct facts and commentary on the wines, growers and wine regions of the whole world. It reveals which vintages to buy, which to drink and which to cellar, which growers to look for and why. \u003ci\u003eHugh Johnson's Pocket Wine 2024 \u003c\/i\u003egives clear information on grape varieties, local specialities and how to match food with wines that will bring out the best in both. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This latest edition of\u003ci\u003e Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine 2024\u003c\/i\u003e includes a colour supplement on Chardonnay, the world's most obliging grape, discussing everything from history and taste to texture, fashion and the role oak.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugh Johnson (Author)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugh Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e is the world's pre-eminent writer on wine. First published in 1977, his \u003ci\u003ePocket Wine Book \u003c\/i\u003eremains the world's bestselling annual wine guide. Its winning formula of insight, critical appraisal of the world of wine, plus valuable vintage news and wine recommendations has been often-imitated but never bettered. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With the publication of his first book, \u003ci\u003eWine\u003c\/i\u003e, Johnson established himself at the age of twenty-seven as the most refreshing and authoritative voice on the subject. During the past four decades he has written books that have become landmarks on the subject, including his classic \u003ci\u003eThe World Atlas of Wine\u003c\/i\u003e, co-authored with Jancis Robinson, his \u003ci\u003eWine Companion\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 2003, \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Wine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHugh Johnson on Wine\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In his spare time he writes about gardening from his home in London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Rand (Author)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Margaret Rand has been general editor of \u003ci\u003eHugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book\u003c\/i\u003e for some 15 years and now, with Hugh's retirement, has taken over the hot seat. The book's mix of personal insight and informed recommendations have made it the world's best-selling annual wine book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Margaret Rand's curiosity about wine started several decades ago and led her to a career of writing about wine and editing wine magazines, with the occasional foray into whisky. Her books include \u003ci\u003eGrapes \u0026amp; Wines \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e 101 Wines to Try Before You Die\u003c\/i\u003e; she also writes regularly for \u003ci\u003eThe World of Fine Wine\u003c\/i\u003e, timatkin.com and winesearcher.com. When she's not writing about wine she's probably walking, reading, or in the kitchen, cooking\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.5 x 3.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457488044210,"sku":"9781784729141","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/bb720ef279a0b4c73728829df1fbbdc0.webp?v=1778881335","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/hugh-johnson-pocket-wine-2024-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}