Sotheby's world wine encyclopedia : a comprehensive reference guide to the wines of the world.

Stevenson, Tom.

Sotheby's world wine encyclopedia : a comprehensive reference guide to the wines of the world. - London : D. Kindersley, c1994. - 480 p.;ill. 28 cm.

Intorduction , The Wines of France , The Wine sof Germany , The Wines of Italy , The Wines of Spain Portugal ,The Wines of the Rest of Europe .

Provides information on wine producing areas of the world.Each cahpter ha s specially commissioned wine map,and also includes a section on factors affecting taste and quality-location,climate,aspect,soil types,viticulture and vinification and grape varieties-pertinent to the areain question.In each chapter,information are gerared on answering the questions:What do the wines taste like?Where do they come from?Which ones nac be recommended?It has also portio on wine profiles,and taste charts,decribing separately the red,white,rose,and sparkling styles of thousnads of wines.


Wine and wine making -- Encyclopedias.

R TP 546 St48 1994