The story of wine /

Johnson, Hugh, 1939-

The story of wine / Hugh Johnson's story of wine. Hugh Johnson. - New illustrated edition. - London : Mitchell Beazley, 2004. - 256 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), facsims. (some col.), col. maps, ports. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Originally published: as The story of wine, 1989. The 1998 edition was titled: Hugh Johnson's story of wine.

Includes index.

Hugh Johnson, the world's bestselling wine author, traces the story of wine from the dawn of civilisation through the bacchanalian splendour of the ancient world to the present day. The 1998 edition had a bibliography, but this is not included in the present 2004 edition. However this edition is more lavishly illustrated, with a condensed version of the text.

9781840009729


Wine and wine making--History.

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