Oz gets 20 pages, and then NZ/SA get 15 or so. I thought the coverage of the North Coast was particularly good btw, and many specific vineyards are shown. North America, which is primarily the US gets 40 pages.

France gets the lions share of the book at 100 pages, Italy at roughly 40 pages, Spain 20, Portugal 15, Germany 20, and the rest of Europe gets 35 pages. The meat of the book is the regional deep dives. Although people here generally will know all that, its still a good backdrop for the regional focuses, and I would not consider it filler material. The first 40 pages cover a range of overall topics: grapes, weather, terroir, vineyards, wineries etc.

One can keep copies around, and open it to the relevant pages if curious about a wine one is drinking, or mulling over purchasing. As always, it is excellent, and a great reference for enthusiasts, even if one may not read it in depth. Crown Rewards points are attributed to the total value at checkout at a ratio of 5pts / $1 spent.My 5th edition was looking a bit dated, as I had gotten it some decades ago, so I ordered a used copy of the 7th edition from Amazon ($11.82 shipped) and read it cover to cover over a few months, a couple pages at a time. Members earn Crown Rewards points per purchase. With beautiful photography throughout, Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson, the world's most respected wine-writing duo, have once again joined forces to create a classic that no wine lover can afford to be without. The text has been given a complete overhaul to address the topics of most vital interest to today's wine-growers and drinkers. To reflect all the changes in the global wine scene over the past six years, the Atlas has grown in size to 416 pages and 22 new maps have been added to the wealth of superb cartography in the book. This eighth edition will bring readers, both old and new, up to date with the world of wine. It is recognized by critics as the essential and most authoritative wine reference work available. A major new edition of this landmark wine book that has sold 4.7 million copies worldwide.įew wine books can be called classic, but the first edition of The World Atlas of Wine made publishing history when it appeared in 1971.

The World Atlas of Wine by Hugh Johnson