The Oxford Companion to Wine

The Oxford Companion to Wine · edited by Jancis Robinson and Julia Harding · Winner of TWO James Beard awards (2016 and 1995) and the OIV Grand Prix (2016). Home Aboutthebook Abouttheauthors Samplepages Learnaboutwine Awardsandreviews Buythebook(s) OxfordCompaniontoWine Errata Thelatest,fourtheditionof TheOxfordCompaniontoWineeditedbyJancisRobinsonandJuliaHardingPublishedbyOxfordUniversityPress,September2015WinnerofTWOJamesBeardawards(2016and1995)andtheOIVGrandPrix(2016)  "Thegreatestwinebookeverpublished" WashingtonPost  AboutthebookPublishedin1994toworldwideacclaim,thefirsteditionofJancisRobinson'sseminalvolumeimmediatelyattainedlegendarystatus,winningeverymajorwinebookawardincludingtheGlenfiddichandJuliaChild/IACPawards,aswellaswriterandwomanoftheyearaccoladesforitseditoronbothsidesoftheAtlantic.Combiningmeticulouslyresearchedfactwithrefreshingopinionandwit, TheOxfordCompaniontoWine presentsalmost4,000entriesoneverywine-relatedtopicimaginable,fromregionsandgrapevarietiestotheowners,connoisseurs,growers,andtastersinwinethroughtheages;fromviticultureandoenologytothehistoryofwine,fromitsoriginstothepresentday.The187esteemedcontributors(includingover50newtothisedition)rangefrominternationallyrenownedacademicstosomeofthemostfamouswinewritersandwinespecialistsintheworld. Nowexhaustivelyupdated,thisfourtheditionincorporatestheverylatestinternationalresearchtopresent 300newentriesontopicsrangingfromadditivesandwineappstoWSETandZelen.Specificnewkeywordsincludewineapps,authentication, CellarTracker,concrete,counterfeitwine,filmsaboutwine,winefunds,ingredientlabelling,ladybugtaint,microbialterroir,minerality, Mtsvane,naturalwine,opticalsorting,orangewine,oxygentransmissionrate(OTR),pet-nat,plantingrights,plasticbottles,prematureoxidation,proximalsensing,qvevri, SauvignonGris,smoketaint,socialmedia,soilbiota, Syrahdecline,tastingnoteslanguage,urbanwineries,vandalismandVindeFrance. Over60percentofallentrieshavebeenrevised;andusefullistsandstatisticsareappended,includingauniquelistoftheworld'scontrolledappellationsandtheirpermittedgrapevarieties,aswellasvineyardarea,wineproductionandconsumptionbycountry.Formoreaboutthenewentries,seeNineyearsofnewwords.Illustratedwithalmost30updatedmapsofeveryimportantwineregionintheworld,manyusefulchartsanddiagrams,and16stunningcolourphotographs,thisCompanion isunlikeanyotherwinebook,offeringanunderstandingofwineinallofitswidercontexts—notablyhistorical,cultural,andscientific—andservingasatrulycompanionablepointofreferenceintowhichanywine-lovercandipandbrowse.Almost4,000AtoZentriesonabreathtakingrangeoftopics,fromgrapevarietiesandregionstoviticulture,growers,andthehistoryofwineMorethan60%ofentrieshavebeencomprehensivelyrevisedandupdatedtoincludetheverylatestinternationalresearchandopinion300brand-newentries,includingwineapps, aromatics, geosmin, HongKong, minerality, naturalwine, socialmedia,andtastingnoteslanguageEditedbytheaward-winningonlinepublisherandFinancialTimes winecorrespondent,JancisRobinsonOBE,MasterofWine,andJuliaHardingMW187toplocalexperts,includingmorethan50newones,contributeentriesontheirspecialistregions,suchasHuonHookeonAustralia,MichaelFridjhononSouthAfrica,DavidSchildknechtonGermanyandAustria,VictordelaSernaonSpain,andWalterSpelleronItalyBeautifulnewpagedesignincorporatingnewcolourphotographsandblackandwhitelinedrawingsAllmapsofwineregionshavebeenupdatedforthiseditionNewtothiseditionComprehensivelyrevisedandupdatedthroughout300brand-newentriesSignificantnewupdatesonhundredsoftopicssuchasChina, screwcaps,andtheoriginsofvinicultureImpressiveglobalcoverageofwineregions,includingnewentriesonAlaska, Lesotho, Norway,andTahitiIncludesbrand-newcolourphotographsandblackandwhitelinedrawingsMapsofwineregionshavebeenupdatedClickheretoreadmorearticlesabouttheneweditionofTheOxfordCompaniontoWineonJancisRobinson.com.AndclickheretolistentoJulia'sfull-lengthpodcast,recordedbyQinXie,onhowshecametoworkforJancisandfurtherinsightsintothecomplexprocessofupdatingTheOxfordCompaniontoWine. Abouttheauthors Editor JancisRobinson, OBEandMasterofWine,isdescribedbyDecantermagazineas‘themostrespectedwinecriticandjournalistintheworld’.ThefirstpersonoutsidethewinetradetohavepassedthenotoriouslytoughMasterofWineexams,shewritesdailyfortheaward-winningJancisRobinson.com,weeklyforTheFinancialTimes,andbimonthlyforacolumnsyndicatedaroundtheworld. Themanybooksshehaseitherwrittenorco-authoredincludeTheWorldAtlasofWineandWineGrapes.   AssistanteditorJuliaHarding, MasterofWine,studiedmodernlanguagesatCambridgebeforebecomingafreelancebookeditor. ShestartedworkintheUKwinetradein2001,cametopoftheMasterofWineexamsin2004,andhasbeenJancisRobinson’sfull-timeassistantandassociatepalatesince2005.AmongallMastersofWineshewasselectedfortheNovalAwardforExcellenceinCommunicationin2007andwasco-authorofWineGrapes,publishedin2012andwinnerofeverymajorbookaward.  Advisoryeditor,viticulture RichardE.SmartAdvisoryeditors,oenologyValérieLavigne&DenisDubourdieuContributorsSarahAhmed, HamishAird, ProfessorJeanAitchison, MailAmanov, KymAnderson, AlbertoAntonini, TonyAspler, SusyAtkins, BillBaker, DrJohnBarker, DrEvelineBartowsky, NicolasBelfrage, HelenBettinson, DavidBird, DrLindaBisson, DrJeremyBlack, BeverleyBlanning, WilliamBolter, DrRobBramley, MichaelBroadbent, DrRogerBrock, StephenBrook, LarryBrooks, NickBulleid, RobinButler, BobCampbell, DrDimitraCapone, AlainCarbonneau, TomCarson, BruceCass, UmayÇeviker, DrSteveCharters, DrVéroniqueCheynier, NodariChkhartishvili, ProfessorDrMonikaChristmann, ElaineChukanBrown, DrTylerColman, DrMichaelConsidine, DrBryanCoombe, DrPeterCousins, DrGlenCreasy, ProfessorBarryCunliffe, TamlynCurrin, DrBobDambergs, DrDanielDeckers, LiDemei, DrDonaldDibbern, BarryDick, ProfessorJamesDouglas, DrPeterDry, DrDenisDubourdieu, AnneDuggan, AbiDuhr, MargaretEmery, MarcelEssling, NicholasFaith, ChristopherFielden, MichaelFridjhon, DougFrost, DenisGastin, RichardGawel, BennyGénsbøl, RosemaryGeorge, DrCarolineGilby, DrJohnGladstones, SamGlaetzer, DavidGleave, WojciechGogolinski, HowardG.Goldberg, DrJamieGoode, RobertGorjak, NayanGowda, PaulGregutt, RonalddeGroot, LisaSharaHall, JamesHalliday, JakeHancock, RosiHanson, JuliaHarding, SamHarrop, DavidHarvey, DrJudithHarvey, MaartenvanHelden, ProfessorPaulA.Henschke, DrMarkusHerderich, DrHildegardeHeymann, Hans-PeterHoehnen, DrLeofrancHolford-Strevens, HuonHooke, AlexHunt, DrDanJohnson, HughJohnson, RussellJohnstone, DrGregoryV.Jones, DrTonyJordan, RupertJoy, EvaKaluzynska, MichaelKaram, DrPhilipKennedy, JohnKesby, MelKnox, DrMarkKrstic, MartinLam, MilesLambert-Gocs, EricaLandin, DrValérieLavigne, KonstantinosLazarakis, ProfessorTerryLee, Cornelis(Kees)vanLeeuwen, HarrietLembeck, PeterLeske, SimonLoftus, WinkLorch, PatrickE.McGovern, EdiMaletic, AlexMaltman, JaneMasters, RichardMayson, DrGabriellaMészáros, SvenMoesgaard, AdamSebagMontefiore, JasperMorris, LucieMorton, LindaMurphy, IgorNykolyn, DrPhilipNorrie, KenOhashi, JeremyPaterson, WyattH.Peabody, EdmundPenning-Rowsell, ProfessorGaryPickering, ProfessorThomasPinney, JohnPlatter, DrJohnPossingham, DrVladimirPukish,, PamelaVandkyePrice, AlexanderPurcell, DrJaneRenfrew, ProfessorPascalRibéreau-Gayon, JancisRobinson, DrGáborRohály, AndrésRosberg, AnthonyRose, BjørnToreAastorpRuud, ViacheslavRybinstev, DrAmandaStewart, DavidSchildknecht, JohnSchreiner, ProfessorHansSchultz, MichaelSchuster, TomScott, DrMarkSefton, VictordelaSerna, YoungShi, ConSimos, RevaK.Singh, StephenSkelton, DrRichardSmart, ProfessorBarryC.Smith, WalterSpeller, RichardStávek, PatriciaStefanowicz, TysonStelzer, CreinaStockley, LushSusaj, DrElisabetaSusaj, KeithSutton, MichaelTabone, PatricioTapia, GeoffTaylor, RémiTeissierduCros, JoelleThomson, DrRoyThornton, DrSteveTyerman, TimUnwin, DrJoséRamónÚrbez-Torres, TimVandergrift, GidoVanImschoot, KennethVerosub, DrOlivierViret, DrJoséVouillamoz, MontyWaldin, DrBernardWatney, A.DinsmoorWebb, RobertE.White, DrPatrickWilliams, DrHannekeWilson, NigelWilson, DrTonyWolf, SteveWratten, BruceZoecklein. 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