《葡萄酒全书》献给那些手捧美酒、心向他杯的人们。对自己刚品尝的那杯美酒，若想多了解一些关于其制造工艺及制造地点方面的知识，《葡萄酒全书》可提供专业的向导。还有什么比探求酒的未知世界更有意思的呢？毕竟，开启一瓶好酒，给自己倒上一杯，并将这作为自己研究工作的必需步骤，这样的工作可不多见。 对那些还没有接触过酒的人来说，可能会对此有所顾虑，认为酒乃富人行家的专属品。而事实上，酒是人皆宜之，其基本知识经过几个小时的愉快学习即可掌握。品酒一直以来都是生活的快乐源泉，酒还可以延年益寿。有力的证据表明，饮用葡萄酒对健康有积极作用，当推而广之。 柏拉图对此有言：“诸神赐予人类的，没有什么比酒更棒、更珍贵的了”。

THE WINE BIBLE is like a lively course from an expert teacher, grounded deeply in the fundamentals and enriched with passionate opinions, asides, tips, anecdotes, definitions, glossaries, illustrations, maps, photos, charts, and wine labels - everything, in fact, but the actual bottle of wine itself. Beginning with the basics of mastering wine - how to taste with focus and build a wine-tasting memory, understanding the subtle interplay of variety, vineyard, and vintner, and demystifying the issue of vintages - it covers the essentials. The emotion and intigue of Bergundy. Rhone's untamed reds. The flinty pleasures of sauvignon blanc and suprising delicacy of Spain's Riojas. Bordeaux, the largest fine-wine vineyard on the globe and epitome of terroir. Fourteen Sonoma wines to know. The importance of finish. Tuscany, kingdom of variable microclimates. The precise and food-friendly wines of Germany. The narrow 30-mile stretch of ambition, experimentation, and surpassing quality called Napa. Why the "punt," or indentation, in a wine bottle. Australia, where cutting-edge technology meets easy, outgoing, unpretentious character. Plus Austria, New Zealand, South Africa, Portugal, and more.

葡萄酒专家对品酒、奉酒、藏酒的经验介绍：� 从欧洲葱翠的卢瓦尔地区，到北美冰冻的安大略，都有白葡萄酒产区。品尝葡萄酒既是一种享受，又可获得尝试新品种和发现稀有葡萄年份酒的兴奋和乐趣。专家也好，新手也好，《白葡萄酒鉴赏手册》都能给你以极大的鼓舞、实用的信息和良好的指导。本书还将使您认识世界上最佳的白葡萄酒--包括欧洲的经典酒，美国加利福尼亚州、澳大利亚、新西兰和南非的葡萄乃至你还不曾知晓的白葡萄新秀，如黎巴嫩、以色列等地的顶级葡萄酒。� ��

酒农、他们的历史、他们对葡萄酒的认识，这才是何农这本新书的主题。作者对我们文化的细微之处耳熟能详，现在又从他身处布鲁塞尔的角度，对此作出精辟阐释。 他的好奇心延伸到我们的几乎每一个葡萄酒产区及那里的酒农，无论是知名的还是不那么知名的。作者并对酒农与他们的的土地、社会生活、文化甚至生命的关系， 做出了自己的精彩描述。 葡萄酒的酿造，是大自然的赐予，而人类的劳作也在其中发挥着最大的作用。同时，人类历史的发展，无不在葡萄酒历史发展的过程中留下烙印。相信何农的这本新书，一定能够帮助您了解和延续葡萄酒发展的辉煌历史，而这历史，也一定总是与我们这个时代文明的进步、和各国的葡萄酒爱好者之间的情谊紧密相关。 ——法国著名葡萄酒评论家Michel Bettane

Hailed by critics worldwide as "extraordinary" and "irreplaceable," there are few volumes that have had as monumental animpact in their field as Hugh Johnson'sThe World Atlas of Wine: sales have exceeded four million copies, and it is now published in thirteen languages.World-renowned authors Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson once again combine their unrivalled talents to enhance this masterpiece of wine knowledge. There are now 48 extra pages, including 17 new color illustrations, 20 new maps, and-for the first time ever-double page spreads and full-page photos in the atlas section for maximum visual impact. New World coverage has been extended for both Australia and South America; some New World regions even have their own entries for the first time, including Rutherford, Oakville, and Stag's Leap from California; Mendoza (Argentina); Limestone Coast (Australia); Central Otago and Martinborough (New Zealand); and Constantia (South Africa). And Old World coverage has grown too, with the addition of Toro (Spain), the Peleponnese (Greece), and Georgia. It's a truly incomparable book, and an essential addition to every wine lover's or professional's library.