EAN: 9780198871316

Bilder-Quelle: averdo

Everything you could possibly want to know about wine in one fully up-to-date A-Z volume! The Oxford Companion to Wine is a uniquely comprehensive and in-depth A-Z reference book on every aspect of wine: more than 4 000 entries covering topics from history through geography geology soil science viticulture winemaking packaging academia technology and regulations to people and places tasting writing and the language of wine. The system of cross-references takes the reader from one entry to another showing how all these topics are interconnected in the fascinating story of wine in its most traditional and modern forms. This new fifth edition which benefits from the knowledge and experience of over one hundred new contributors all experts in their field or geographical region is expanded by 272 new entries and every existing entry has been reviewed updated and polished. The text is more international than ever written for wine lovers of every persuasion including those who love wine but want to know more in order to increase their enjoyment of this endlessly fascinating liquid and those who are intent on studying wine professionally or privately. This is a huge treasure trove of knowledge for the first time breaking the barrier of one million words but the alphabetical format and the links between the entries make it easily navigable and the language while not shying away from complex science is intended to open the door to every curious reader looking for answers on every question they have ever wanted to ask about wine.

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