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Book Synopsis"Veteran wine books are by modern standards short on facts." — Decanter Magazine
"This is an inspirational book well worth your time." — Eric Asimov on Instagram
"If you want to learn about wine, switch off your phone, buy these two books and enjoy them with a nice glass of something." — The Critic
"This is a don’t-miss book for people who plan their travels around vineyards." — Washington Post
"This is one of the best books on wine ever written." — Sommelier India
In this unique approach to understanding wine, Hugh Johnson, the world’s best-loved wine author, weaves the story of his own epic wine journey with an embracing view of everything he has discovered along the way. Almost without realising it, the reader is drawn into a fascinating world; with each page turned, knowledge is gained and wine wisdom absorbed. Hugh takes us from the teetering ledges of the Mosel and majestic châteaux of the Médoc to the sylvan slopes of Windsor Great Park with a spring in his step and a tasting glass at the ready.
No one writes so infectiously on every aspect of wine, whether human or cultural, technical or historical. This book is peppered with anecdotes and personal recollections, infused with the sheer delight Hugh finds in his subject. It is a book with a story to tell and a mastery of wine to impart.
Previously published as Wine, A Life Uncorked 2005, now updated with new chapters.
Trade Review"Veteran wine books are by modern standards short on facts." - Decanter Magazine
"This is an inspirational book well worth your time." - Eric Asimov, Instagram
"...he learnt early how to write with an easy, flowing (sometimes flowery, but always precise) style that’s a joy to read." - Club Enologique
"This is a new edition of Johnson’s “memoir written with a corkscrew”. It has been “modestly edited and gently updated,” as Eric Asimov writes in the Foreword, and Johnson’s lucid, evocative prose shines as brightly as ever." - Falstaff
"If you want to learn about wine, switch off your phone, buy these two books and enjoy them with a nice glass of something." - The Critic
"This is a don’t-miss book for people who plan their travels around vineyards." - Washington Post
"It is an absolute joy to read Johnson’s writing. It’s not only that he is exquisitely articulate, playing words as a maestro violinist might play Bach’s Chaconne. It is that he finds so much joy in wine. He is an incurable romantic, an optimist, infectiously enthusiastic, infinitely curious." - Tamlyn Currin, Jancis Robinson
A Decanter best wine book of the year 2022: "Two new chapters – on digestifs and sparkling wines – make it compulsory purchase, even for owners of the previous edition." - Decanter
"This is one of the best books on wine ever written." - Sommelier India
"Hugh Johnson said recently that his career happened more or less accidentally. The Life and Wines of Hugh Johnson... is his memoirs but framed as a voyage around his cellar, the cellar being that at Saling Hall, the house he bought in 1970." - The World of Fine Wine
Table of ContentsForeword Preface Part One - Prospects Part Two - Bubbly Part Three - White Part Four - Red Part Five - Sweet Part Six - Digestif Index
