Hugh Johnson's Story of Wine

by HughJohnson (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1992

  $5.30

  The winner of every wine book award in Britain and the U.S..In tiffs fascinating book, Hugh Johnson, the world's best-selling wine author. traces the story of wine from the dawn of civilization through the bacchanalian splendor of the ancient world to the present day.In his incomparable style that combines wit, insight and anecdote, Hugh Johnson tells us about classical drinking paries and Islamic Prohibition, the voyages of 14th century wine ships and the invention of the wine bottle, and how Champagne survived the bombardments of World War 1.Critically acclaimed, exquisitely written, The Story of Wine is a necessary addition to the library of any afficianado.

• Used

  Paperback
  1991

  $13.80

  For 8000 years, wines have been refined and developed into one of the foremost products of civilization. This volume traces the origins of wine-making from ancient Greece and Rome to the present day. The author provides a cultural perspective that allows the reader to understand the wine world as it exists today, and explains how great wines have their roots in the customs, traditions and history of their individual countries. Hugh Johnson discusses why certain areas and cultures produce great wines, and what in the history of the wine-making process separates the great from the merely good. He also provides many interesting vignettes, such as the invention of the wine bottle, how champagne survived the bombardments of World War I, and how a 14th-century wine ship was navigated. Hugh Johnson is the author of numerous books on wine, including Hugh Johnson's Wine Companion , Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book and The World Atlas of Wine .

• Used

  Hardcover
  1998

  $5.87

  This fascinating history of wine is written with all the characteristic enthusiasm and wit of its famous author, Hugh Johnson. Unlike many comprehensive histories, this book is easily digestible and explores the cultural history of wine in enthralling chapters. The colorful prose makes the book a joy to read from cover to cover and a delight to dip into at leisure.