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What is the historical background of each grape variety? Where are they grown? What sort of wines do they make and, most importantly, what do they taste like? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing the most cutting-edge DNA analysis and detailing almost 1,400 distinct grape varieties, as well as myriad correct (and highlighting almost as many incorrect) synonyms, this particularly beautiful book includes revelatory grape family trees, and a rich variety of illustrations from Viala and Vermorel's seminal ampelography with century-old illustrations. Combining Jancis Robinson's world view, nose for good writing and good wines with Julia Harding's expertise and attention to detail plus Dr Vouillamoz's unique level of scholarship, \u003ci\u003eWine Grapes\u003c\/i\u003e offers essential and original information in greater depth and breadth than has ever been available before. A book for wine students, wine experts and wine lovers everywhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAWARDS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest Wine, Beer and Spirits Book and winner of the Jane Grigson award, IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals) Awards 2014\u003cbr\u003eA wine book of the year, 2013, \u003ci\u003eThe Times,\u003c\/i\u003e London\u003cbr\u003eFaiveley International Wine Book of the Year 2013,  Roederer Awards\u003cbr\u003eBest Viticulture Book 2013, OIV Awards\u003cbr\u003eBest Drink Book 2012, Fortnum \u0026amp; Mason Food and Drink Awards\u003cbr\u003eBest Beverage Book 2012, James Beard Awards\u003cbr\u003eBest Drink Book 2012, André Simon Awards\u003cbr\u003eHall of Fame for Best Wine Book 2012, Gourmand World Cookbook Awards\u003cbr\u003eBest Drinks Book 2012, \u003ci\u003eWine \u0026amp; Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\u003cbr\u003eOne of the V\u0026amp;A's '100 books essential for preserving humanity'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis thousand-plus-page monument combines 21st-century science with the ambition, scale and authority of 19th-century scholarship. It may be the nerdiest wine book ever published (and, trust me, that's a competitive title) but it's also a work of astounding scholarship, and as a piece of book-making, is an outright masterpiece -- John Lanchester * Guardian, Books of the Year 2012 *\u003cbr\u003eFeatures extraordinarily detailed profiles of close to 1,400 vine varieties employed in the production of wine around the world ... I learned a huge amount ... What struck me most, though, was how engaging and passionate it was. This wasn't a dry cataloguing of grapes, a microscopic look at their DNA; this was a heartfelt exploration of wine history. -- Max Allen [Australia’s best-known wine writer] * Weekend Australian *\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a thing of beauty - classic, well written and splendidly illustrated - and will be a point of reference for decades to come. With Christmas coming it may well be worth considering as a present for those wine enthusiasts amongst your friends and family. I am going to put it on my list when I write to Santa that's for sure! * Bordeaux Undiscovered *\u003cbr\u003eA fantastic Christmas present for any wine geek, and one that will provide an endless source of fiendish questions for quiz-setters -- Fiona Beckett * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eA magnificent achievement: colossally informative, illuminating and intriguing -- Andrew Jefford * Decanter.com *\u003cbr\u003eA phenomenal book in its detail and research ... the definitive guide to grape varieties ... an incredible piece of work, detailing 1,368 varieties (out of a possible 10,000 worldwide) with 80 beautiful colour plates - essential for all wine students, wine lovers, wine growers keen to experiment with new grapes - and anyone with a passing interest in grapes -- Rose Murray Brown * The Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eThis has got to be the wine reference book to top all such guides -- S Irene Virbila * Los Angeles Times *\u003cbr\u003eDefinitely the WINE BOOK of the decade, if not the century! * Wine Appreciation Guild, San Francisco *\u003cbr\u003eEven for the already knowledgeable and deeply well versed, the book offers countless new discoveries, surprises about grapes' true origins and kinships, and a plethora of varieties you've never even heard of -- Michel Jamais * LivetsGoda.se *\u003cbr\u003eIt is almost bible-like, which is perhaps quite fitting. I found the overall appearance quite beautiful. I was especially pleased to see many varieties have a description of the taste of their wines. From a drinker's perspective this must be the most important information -- Steve Slatcher * Winenous.co.uk *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWine Grapes\u003c\/i\u003e sets a new standard; it is a seminal new work -- Joelle Thomson * Dominion Post and Christchurch Press *\u003cbr\u003eOenophiles, you have here the ideal book to give others (and yourself!) this Christmas -- Victor Franco * Polakia.com *\u003cbr\u003eEvery wine lover MUST have this on their shelves -- René Langdahl Jørgensen * Gastro.dk *\u003cbr\u003eAmazingly informative and insightful ... \u003ci\u003eWine Grapes\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential reference that belongs on every wine lover's bookshelf, right up there next to \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWorld Atlas of Wine\u003c\/i\u003e. One of the biggest pleasures of wine is its diversity. \u003ci\u003eWine Grapes\u003c\/i\u003e will inspire you to stick your nose and tongue into new aromas and flavors -- Elin McCoy * Business Week\/Bloomberg.com *\u003cbr\u003eThere have been books on grapes before, but we were badly in need of a bang up-to-date properly researched book, and we indeed have it in the new \u003ci\u003eWine Grapes\u003c\/i\u003e. To me it is already indispensable ... I can already see that this big fat book is a fabulous resource and essential for all serious wine lovers to own -- Wink Lorch * Winetravelmedia.com *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWine Grapes\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable resource destined to find a fascinated, albeit niche, audience -- Anthony Rose * anthonyrosewine.com *\u003cbr\u003eWhat seemed at first like a prim reference tome to crack when I needed to sort out the 13 different varieties of Lambrusco has a more compelling mystery underneath ... The thoroughness (Listán Negro and Listán Prieto? Not the same thing, Canary Island fans) is matched by a sense of purpose, mostly because equal space is devoted to the esoteric (Grillo, Menu Pineau, Parellada) as to the obvious ... Along the way, it nullifies most simple homilies that litter the world of wine, instead offering a more complicated and interesting tale, one that reinforces wine as one of history's great culturing forces -- Jon Bonné * San Francisco Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003eIt is very rare for me to buy a wine book but I had no hesitation in buying it from Amazon for £78, and cheap for this amount of scholarship and research -- Jim Budd, editor * Circle [of Wine Writers] Update *\u003cbr\u003eThe ultimate reference work on wine grapes * LeVinPerdu.be *\u003cbr\u003eI am impressed by the depth of scientifically justified and clearly formulated answers to a wide range of origin-related questions ... \u003ci\u003eWine Grapes\u003c\/i\u003e gains an extra dimension for its attention to the diversity of grape-names ... With this book Jancis Robinson and her team have not only enriched our genetic knowledge of grape varieties, but also made it accessible to all wine enthusiasts who would like to know more about their names, ancestors and characteristics ... The most important wine book since \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Companion to Wine\u003c\/i\u003e has arrived, and with it Jancis Robinson has universally established her name as wine educator -- John Bindels * Wijnwijs.eu *\u003cbr\u003eIt will undoubtedly race to its place ahead of the few other 'must stock' books in any serious winey-person's library ... the book genuinely breaks new ground, which is (a) quite rare for wine books, and (b) always a joy to fact-nerds like myself. Its main premise is to genetically trace the origins and ancestors of these grape varieties, and there are some surprises here -- Sally Easton MW * Winewisdom.com *\u003cbr\u003eThe most important wine book in years ... I am presented with a tome that will garner my attention for the rest of my life, make me smarter and give me pause to reconsider every time I imagine I might have done something of significance ... this book could easily pass for any writer's proudest moment, the culmination of a life's work -- Tom Wark * Fermentation *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWine Grapes\u003c\/i\u003e - the new book from the @JancisRobinson team - incredible! Staggered by the detail. Seminal work, am speechless, thank you * Ronan Sayburn MS *\u003cbr\u003eIn 'Abbuoto to Zweigelt' describes the book as one 'that I think any wine-lover would want to own' -- Fiona Beckett * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eAn extraordinary new book ... an impressive new encyclopedic doorstop -- Eric Asimov * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eSome things you know you just have to have ... What a book! * Actor Sam Neill @ TwoPaddocks *\u003cbr\u003e[the] book is for me a sine qua Doon -- Randall Grahm * Bonny Doon Vinyard *\u003cbr\u003eThe most important event of the century so far... In its way this book is the equivalent to Diderot's Encyclopedie, Johnson's Dictionary or Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians. -- Robert Slotover * Slotovino *\u003cbr\u003e...a beautiful object and a work of scholarship... an essential Christmas present for wine lovers -- Henry Jeffreys * The Lady *\u003cbr\u003eThe grape book to end all grape books -- Joanna Simon * House \u0026amp; Garden *\u003cbr\u003eThe only important new standard work of recent times; revolutionary! -- Stuart Pigott\u003cbr\u003eDespite its density, a page-turner... An epic book -- Talia Baiocchi * Eater.com *\u003cbr\u003eIn short, if  you are only going to have one wine grape book, then this is it -- Mark Greenaway * Vinodiversity.com *\u003cbr\u003eSetting aside the book's beauty and reference value, there's a lot of good reading here... \u003ci\u003eWine Grapes\u003c\/i\u003e is awesome, a reference that anyone interested in wine, botany, culture and history should have on hand -- Tara Q. Thomas * Wine \u0026amp; Spirits: BEST BOOK OF 2012 *\u003cbr\u003eAccording to \u003ci\u003eWine Grapes\u003c\/i\u003e, the Pinot family, Noir, Meunier, Gris and Blanc, are genetically identical. In fact more than one type of Pinot has been found in the same vine. It's one of the things I love most about wine is that just when you think you've grasped something, it slips out of your grasp. Buy this amazing work of scholarship and you'll realise quite how little you know. -- Henry Jeffreys * Henry’s World of Booze *\u003cbr\u003eThe most complete guide ever to grapes, vines and the bottles they produce. A wine buff's bible * Sunday Telegraph, Stella magazine *\u003cbr\u003eA masterly work ... not only timely, but overdue ... a must-have -- Eric Asimov * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eGraced with lavish color plates depicting dozens of important grape varieties, this trusty encyclopedia will inspire novel wine match-ups for favorite recipes and settle wine trivia debates around the dinner table. 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It shatters old myths and reveals new truths, making Champagne - the place and the wine - as intriguing, beautiful and magical as ever.\" - ANDREA FROST, award-winning author of Through as Sparkling Glass and columnist for TimAtkin.com and The World of Fine Wine.; \"Rob Walters' approach to Champagne (and to wine in general - and to life!) in this beautifully written book is so cheerful and entertaining that one risks not realising how thoughtful and informative it is as well - a risk that I would advise any wine lover to take without hesitation.\" - JESUS BARQUIN, Award-winning co-author of the The Finest Wines of Rioja and Northwest Spain and Sherry, Manzanilla and Montilla and the co-founder of Equip Navazos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword — Andrew Jefford Disclaimers Prologue  Part 1: Where we follow sparkling Champagne's remarkable metamorphosis from faulty to fabulous  Myth 1: In the name of the father: Dom Pérignon was the father of Champagne  Part 2: In which we drive along a haunted racetrack in search of a singular grower and discover, not for the last time, that all is not what it seems in the world of Champagne  Part 3: Where we meet the revolutionary parents of modern Champagne — science and industry  Myth 2: First place: Champagne was the original sparkling wine  Part 4: In which the author travels to the mountain to meet the rock of Ambonnay, tries to get blood from a stone and ends up leaving on better terms than when he arrived  Myth 3: The good and the great: Grand cru vineyards produce the best wines  Part 5: Where we head to 'Rahnse' to visit the cathedral and then travel south to Épernay, for a stroll down the legendary Avenue de Disney  Myth 4: Silver spoon: Placing a spoon in the top of a Champagne bottle helps preserve the bubbles for longer  Part 6: In which the wine traveller drives south from Épernay to Avize and discovers that all that glitters is not gold  Part 7: Where we encounter more threats to Champagne's 'Great Wine' pretensions and find out what conventional Champagne has in common with baked bread, roasted nuts and seared steak  Myth 5: Holy Trilogy: Only three grape varieties are used to make Champagne  Part 8: In which we pay a visit to Pascal Agrapart, and where the author acknowledges that he can sometimes miss what is right under his nose by playing the man and not the ball  Part 9: Where we unearth even more image problems for Champagne (by comparing the 'approach Champenois' with best practice in Burgundy) and where we learn that the English are the necrophiliacs of the wine world  Myth 6: Blending is better: Champagne is blended in order to produce a better balanced, better quality wine  Part 10: In which the author tries to comprehend Anselme Selosse via a blend of pop psychology and historical minutiae and then plays word games with the man himself  Part 11: Where we blend a few things together in order to produce a histoire vraie of Champagne and then explore the extent to which the brand has come to dominate land in this famous region  Myth 7: Simple fizzics: Where bubbles come from  Part 12: In which we head south to Vertus and visit a great grower making 'crazy wine' in order to remind ourselves, once again, that Champagne is a wine, first and foremost  Part 13: The continuation of our histoire vraie, where the author views advanced capitalism through the rosiest of glasses and perhaps takes the friendship too far by comparing the history of Champagne to that of Camembert and free-range chicken  Myth 8: The shape of things to come: Champagne should be served in flutes  Part 14: In which we travel from Vertus to the historic market city of Troyes, all the while grappling with the ideologies of Champagne's separatists  Part 15: Where the author discusses the problems with the term 'grower revolution' and then offers the reader a choice between two radically different worlds of Champagne  Part 16: In which we visit our first Aube grower and learn what it means to be an outsider in your own wine region  Part 17: The final instalment of our histoire vraie, where the true grower revolutions are revealed — and yes, there were more than one  Myth 9: In the beginning: Champagne is mentioned in the bible  Part 18: In which we visit a vigneron farmer — or is that a farmer vigneron?  Part 19: Where we delve into the remaining key factors that led to the development of Champagne's current batch of great grower-producers  Myth 10: Bursting Bubble: Smaller bubbles are a sign of a high-quality Champagne  Part 20: In which we visit the last of our growers in the Aube and learn that, no matter how seriously we take it, wine's main work is to make us happy  Epilogue: A short manifesto in which the author asks you, the wine lover, a simple, somewhat rhetorical question: 'What sort of Champagne do you really want to drink?'  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