Synopses & Reviews
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Hugh Johnson is the world's best-selling wine writer, with the World Atlas of Wine being the most valuable and the Pocket Wine Book selling the most copiesMulti-award winner, loved by anyone with an interest in wine and still with lots to say about our favorite drinkHis memoir, updated with the most recent 15 years covered, looks at his life through the memorable wines he has drunk and the amazing people and places he has known and visitedFunny, warm, knowledgeable and worldly-wise, the reader will feel as though they are having an intimate dinner with HughHugh Johnson, the world's best-selling and most loved wine writer, has written his memoirs as a stylish, intimate, and delightfully opinionated autobiographical tour through the world of wine. The Life and Wines of Hugh Johnson weaves his wide-ranging ruminations, memories, and observations on his remarkable life together with information on every aspect of wine -- from its technical production to its cultural significance.
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New foreword by Eric Asimov, New York TimesHugh's look at the wines he has known and loved Full of fascinating vignettes and side stories, a book to be read for hours or dipped into 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 worldIn this unique approach to understanding wine, Hugh Johnson, the world's best-loved wine author, weaves the story of his own epic wine journey with an embracing view of everything he has discovered along the way. Almost without realising it, the reader is drawn into a fascinating world; with each page turned, knowledge is gained, and wine wisdom absorbed. Hugh takes us from the teetering ledges of the Mosel and majestic ch teaux of the M doc to the sylvan slopes of Windsor Great Park with a spring in his step and a tasting glass at the ready. 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 to tell and a mastery of wine to impart. Previously published as Wine, A Life Uncorked 2005, now updated with new chapters.
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A life in wine, from one of our most admired, as well as best-selling, wine writers, Hugh Johnson, which will inform and delight readers.