It’s America’s bestselling wine book now fully revised updated and in color! Beloved and
trusted by everyone from newcomers starting their wine journey to oenophiles sommeliers
restaurateurs and industry insiders The Wine Bible is comprehensive entertaining
authoritative beautifully written and endlessly interesting. Page after page grounds the
reader deeply in the fundamentals—vineyards and varietals climate and terroir—while layering
on passionate asides tips anecdotes definitions illustrations maps labels and over 400
photographs in full-color. Plus this completely updated 3rd edition offers: New chapters on
Great Britain Croatia Israel. A new section called In the Beginning… Wine in the Ancient
World. New fully revised Great Wines section with recommended bottles to try for each country
and region. Expanded chapters on France Italy Australia South America and the U.S. A deeper
grape glossary including 400-plus varieties and an expanded Mastering Wine Section
incorporating latest science on taste and smell.
