Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2013 - Couverture rigide

"Space for only one wine book in your life? This is it." - The New York Times

"The brilliant best-selling wine guide.. no self-respecting imbiber can afford not to have a copy" - The Good Book Guide 2011

The original and best, Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book is the ultimate compact guide. Now in its 36th edition, it is the UK's number one wine book for wine-lovers and professionals.

This guide is the key reference for enthusiasts, investors and collectors and this year's edition boasts up-to-date news on more than 6,000 wines, growers, and regions, plus invaluable vintage information from experts around the world.

A new colour supplement focuses on champagne and sparkling wines, while the 'If you like this, try this' section offers the reader alternative wines to try based on those they already drink.

The book contains an invaluable quick reference chart and Johnson has included more than 200 of his favourites for 2013.

'Space for only one wine book in your life? This is it.' -- The New York Times

'So convenient for the breast pocket and so easily read under the table.' -- Nicholas Foulkes, Sunday Telegraph

'It slips nicely into my back-pack. You need to dream a bit when travelling, especially on cold, lonely nights. And when you come to a wine region it's excellent.' -- Michael Palin, Evening Standard

'Johnson s micro-encyclopaedia is still the best of the pocket guides.' -- The Irish Times

'The brilliant best-selling wine guide.. no self-respecting imbiber can afford not to have a copy.' -- The Good Book Guide 2011

'The best concise handbook on wine, with the latest information.' -- Sunday Mirror

'The daddy of them all.' --Square Meal