Hugh Johnson

* El panorama vinícola mundial ha cambiado en muchos aspectos desde la última edición de este atlas. Los efectos del cambio climático, los pasos hacia la sostenibilidad, las nuevas técnicas y los nuevos gustos respecto a los estilos del vino y la vitivinicultura se reflejan en esta octava edicion. * Las paginas iniciales, completamente nuevas, proporcionan una guia de los temas que mas interesan a los consumidores de vino actuales. Pocas regiones han quedado al margen de los ultimos (y radicales) avances en la ciencia enologica, y los nuevos textos repasan los datos mas importantes y que productores marcan el ritmo.* Esta octava edicion introducira a los nuevos lectores en el mundo del vino y guiara a los viejos amigos por nuevos territorios, ya que presenta 230 mapas detallados unicos del paisaje vinicola mundial, con mapas de suelo creados expresamente para este libro.La primera edicion del Atlas mundial del vino hizo historia en el mundo editorial en 1971, fecha de su publicacion. Por primera vez se unian en un volumen la claridad y la precision de una cartografia exquisita con el vino y sus placeres. Ofrecia una guia grafica unica sobre los nombres conocidos y desconocidos de las etiquetas; las relaciones entre viñedos, pueblos y sus paisajes, sus terroirs, se hacian patentes y memorables. Con la evolucion del vino a lo largo de mas de medio siglo, las mejoras en la calidad y en el fundamental "sentido del lugar", los mapas ofrecen mas informacion que nunca a todo el que este interesado en conocer sus complejidades esenciales. Resultado: el libro se ha traducido a 15 idiomas, se han vendido 4,7 millones de ejemplares y se considera la guia sobre la geografia del vino mas acreditada y esencial que existe.

Few wine books can be called classic but the first edition of The World Atlas of Wine made publishing history when it appeared in 1971. It is recognized by critics as the most essential and authoritative wine reference work available. This seventh edition will bring readers, both old and new, bang up to date with the world of wine.Much has changed since the last edition of the Atlas in 2007. Changes in climate, in winemaking technique, in fashion, and in where wine is grown over the past years are all reflected in this new edition. The move away from more predictable international grapes and towards less familiar, local varieties is a noticeable trend. Wine that expresses its precise location is once more to the fore, meaning that an Atlas that allows the reader to understand a region''s geography is more necessary than ever. The increasing importance of cooler-climate regions as the effects of climate change become more apparent and the growth of China, not just as a consumer of wine but also as a grape-grower and wine producer, are just two of the many other developments covered.The Atlas is renowned for its superb cartography and this seventh edition has 215 unique maps. Dynamic wine regions such as coastal Croatia, Khaketi in Georgia, Canterbury in New Zealand, Swartland in South Africa, Northern Virginia in the US , and Ningxia in China are examples of just some that are covered in detail for the first time. Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson, the world''s most respected wine-writing duo, have again joined forces to create a classic that no wine lover can afford to be without.

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La primera edición de El vino hizo historia en el mundo editorial cuando apareció en 1971. Se ha publicado en 14 idiomas y las ventas han superado los 4 millones de copias. Hugh Johnson y Jancis Robinson, la pareja de enologos mas influyente del mundo, han unido su talento para actualizar esta obra maestra. El mundo del vino ha cambiado mucho desde 2001. Australia se ha convertido en una de las potencias mas importantes del mundo vinicola. El desarrollo del vino en España y Portugal resulta increible. Italia se luce, Francia avanza con firmeza y muchos paises no pueden permitirse invertir en viñedos ni bodegas. Sudafrica ha cambiado de tal manera que resulta irreconocible. California produce mas vino que cualquier pais de fuera de Europa y sigue plantando mas viñedos. Alemania ha acogido una nueva generacion de cultivadores y vinos, Austria y Grecia se han convertido en un actor importante y Asia es hoy un productor de vino considerable. Este libro es famoso por su excelente cartografia, y su nueva edicion cuenta con 200 mapas revisados y actualizados al detalle; incluye, asimismo, 20 mapas totalmente nuevos. Aclamado por los criticos como una "obra de referencia esencial" y "uno de los libros sobre vino mas documentados, valorados y sencillos de usar", esta nueva edicion es el libro indispensable para cualquier amante del vino.

Hugh Johnsons Pocket Wine Book is the essential reference book for everyone who buys wine - in shops, restaurants, or on the internet. Now in its 41st year of publication, it has no rival as the comprehensive, up-to-the-minute annual guide. Hugh Johnson provides clear succinct facts and commentary on the wines, growers and wine regions of the whole world. He reveals which vintages to buy, which to drink and which to cellar, which growers to look for and why. Hugh Johnsons Pocket Wine Book gives clear information on grape varieties, local specialities and how to match food with wines that will bring out the best in both. This new edition also contains a colour supplement on Syrah and Garnacha grapes.

Hugh Johnsons Pocket Wine Book is the essential reference book for everyone who buys wine - in shops, restaurants, or on the internet. Now in its 42nd year of publication, it has no rival as the comprehensive, up-to-the-minute annual guide. Hugh Johnson provides clear succinct facts and commentary on the wines, growers and wine regions of the whole world. He reveals which vintages to buy, which to drink and which to cellar, which growers to look for and why. Hugh Johnsons Pocket Wine Book gives clear information on grape varieties, local specialities and how to match food with wines that will bring out the best in both. This new edition also contains a special supplement on Organic, Natural and Biodynamic wines.

Foreword by Alan TitchmarshFor more than 45 years Hugh Johnson has written Trads Diary, delighting in recording his observations of his own garden, as well as many others, and of the wider natural world. Free to turn his attention to whatever is happening in that season, or simply something that piques his interest, his subjects are as diverse as the sounds of water, forest walks, the names of roses, the taste for shade he shares with Handel, the colours of autumn, the smell of rain, the private garden discovered within Beijings Forbidden City or the first crocuses of spring. Month by month, Hugh shares with the reader through his easy, evocative writing an eclectic mix of thoughtful, topical and whimsical insights that will delight not only gardeners but anyone with an interest in nature in all its costumes.

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Hugh Johnsons Pocket Wine Book is the ultimate compact guide. Now in its 35th edition, it is the UKs number one wine book appealing to wine-lovers and professionals alike. It is the key reference for enthusiasts, investors and collectors and this years 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 the array of wines from the South of France, while a new section offers the reader alternative wines to try based on those they already drink. More than 200 of Johnsons favourites for 2012 are also included. Hugh Johnsons winning formula of insight, critical appraisal of the world of wine, plus vintage news has never been bettered.

Tradescants Diary, a column of garden jottings, first appeared in the RHS magazine, The Garden, in June 1975. Hugh Johnson was its author (in addition to his being Editorial Director of the magazine) and it became a monthly fixture for the RHSs committed gardeners. Hughs writings are filled with an eclectic mixture of topical, whimsical and humorous anecdotes and are organised to follow a gardeners monthly calendar. Under the name Tradescants Diary, a name taken from John Tradescant, gardener to Lord Cecil at Hatfield House and to King James I, who was one of the first men to introduce plants from foreign countries to his own garden, Hughs writings appeared in The Garden from 1975-2006, in Gardens Illustrated in 2007, and in 2008 still appear as monthly blogs through his own website (www.tradsdiary.com).