Tom Stevenson - Sotheby&Apos;S World Wine Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Guide to the Wines of the World

London, Dorling Kindersley, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated encyclopedia of wine from Sotheby's. First edition. Illustrated with hundreds of maps, figures, and photographs in colour. A comprehensive, authoritatively compiled reference work of remarkable scope, being an in depth guide to the wines of the world. With chapters on the taste of wine, factors affecting taste and quality, the life-cycle of the vine, how wine is made, and more. Providing information on wines from across the world from France and Italy to the Americas, Australia, and the Far East. Includes a glossary of major grape varieties. Written by Tom Stevenson, a British wine writer and critic regarded as an expert on Champagne and Alsace wine. Produced by Sotheby's, a British-founded multinational corporation that is one of the world's largest brokers of fine and decorative art, jewellery, and collectibles. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original paper covered slip case is very smart with light wear only, overall near fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine .

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