Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #209 in Books
• Published on: 2009-09-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 320 pages

Customer Reviews

Great pocket wine guide
I have used Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book for years. The latest issue as usual has concise but wide ranging details on most wineries/wines you are likely to come across, arranged by country. There are suggestions for best value wines from particular wineries,and vintages that are especially good and ready for drinking now are highlighted. There is a potted description of recent vintages for countries and regions and food and wine matching advice. I like the portability of the book and take it on holiday always. Last week it helped in chosing some great Sicilian wines! Highly recommended.

Perfect - all you need for wine info
An excellent book, year after year. All you need in terms of wine info, from the leading authority. Handy tables in the front cover show drinking-up times. Recommended.

For the wine drinker.
If you have been drinking wine for any length of time you will know about Hugh Johnson, he knows wine. This is only the second 'pocket wine book' I have acquired the first was years ago and went all over the world with me and taught me a lot about wine. I find this version not so informative as the old one, you basically have to know what you are looking for. I find myself looking up wines to confirm my opinion, as opposed to using the book as a guide. Having said that I do refer to it quite often, both buying cases and when imbibing in the odd bottle.