by Hugh Johnson · Mitchell Beazley · tapa dura · ISBN 9781840009729
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«The Story of Wine» is Hugh Johnson's history of wine, published by Mitchell Beazley in hardcover (256 pages, in English).
It traces the history of wine from the dawn of civilization to the present day, with particular attention to the splendor of the ancient world and the evolution of its production. This new illustrated and updated edition incorporates previously unpublished archive photographs and places the drink in its cultural and historical context.
Edition published in 2004, with condensed and updated text and index. The original work appeared in 1989.
For wine and history enthusiasts seeking a comprehensive, rigorous and visually documented overview of this drink.
Hugh Eric Allan Johnson is an English journalist, author, editor, and expert on wine. He is considered the world's best-selling wine writer. A wine he tasted in 1964, a 1540 Steinwein from the German vineyard Würzburger Stein, is considered one of the oldest to have ever been tasted.
