Published in 1994 to worldwide acclaim, the first edition of Jancis Robinson's seminal volume immediately attained legendary status, winning every major wine book award. Combining meticulously-researched fact with refreshing opinion and wit, The Oxford Companion to Wine presents almost 4,000 entries on every wine-related topic imaginable. Now exhaustively updated, this third edition of the world's most respected reference book on wine incorporates the very latest international research to present almost 400 new entries on topics ranging from globalisation and the politics of wine to brands, precision viticulture, and co-fermentation. Illustrated with maps of every important wine region in the world, charts and diagrams and stunning colour photographs, this Companion is a truly companionable point of reference into which any wine-lover can dip and browse.

Maps Preface Contributors Acknowledgements List of new entries Complete list of entries by subject Note to the reader Alphabetical entries Complete list of controlled appellations and their permitted grape varieties Vineyard area, wine production, and per capita wine consumption by country Picture credits

Edited by Jancis Robinson

`Review from previous edition a required reference for anyone who is serious about wine' The New York Times