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The Life and Wines of Hugh Johnson

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The Life and Wines of Hugh Johnson
Producer Academie du Vin Library
Product Code BOOK-16

First published in 2005 as ‘Wine, A Life Uncorked’, this new edition has been updated by Hugh to take in two decades of change in the wine world. In the world of wine writing, Hugh Johnson is a titan. 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 and a mastery of wine to impart.

In the book:

First published in 2005 as Wine, A Life Uncorked, this new edition has been updated by Hugh to take in two decades of change in the wine world.

The First Duty of wine: getting to know the luxury red wine icons Bordeaux and Burgundy (which has the lion’s share in Hugh’s cellar).

Technical Stuff: Hugh learns about winemaking the hard way: by growing and making it his own French Sauvignon Gris.

The Wilder Shores of Wine: tracking wine’s origins in Georgia, the cradle of viticulture.

The Bordeaux Persuasion: from the Médoc to Martha’s Vineyard – Hugh seeks out the world’s great Cabernet Sauvignon-based reds.

NEW Foreword by Eric Asimov

NEW Digestif! In this new chapter, Hugh reveals the wines that give him the most pleasure – the bottles he keeps in his cellar today.

NEW On ‘Bubbly’: Hugh finds sparkling wine perfection among the grandes marques of Champagne and the fashionable new fizz of English vineyards.

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Pages: 351

Published by Académie du Vin Library 2022

The Life and Wines of Hugh Johnson

Reviews

“…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, JancisRobinson.com
“Brilliantly written… no one writes tauter, tighter springier and fresher sentences about wine than Johnson.”
Andrew Jefford

Reviews

“…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, JancisRobinson.com
“Brilliantly written… no one writes tauter, tighter springier and fresher sentences about wine than Johnson.”
Andrew Jefford

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