Hugh Johnson Livres

Colonne vertébrale du Médoc, elle innerve un espace-temps prestigieux restitué avec minutie et passion par Eric Bernardin et Pierre Le Hong. Ayant retenu une sélection de vingt Crus classés, ils revisitent magistralement ces fabriques bachiques en les exposant sous toutes leurs coutures : géologie, terroir, histoire, architecture, viticulture, vinification. Sans jamais oublier les hommes qui font le vin. Grâce à la représentation 3D, les chais et autres bâtiments de ces vingt Châteaux, leur vignoble et leur environnement sont donnés à voir comme jamais encore cela n’avait été fait. Magistralement. Ou quand la rigueur épouse l’élégance…Par la cartographie et les dégustations parcellaires qui jalonnent l’ouvrage, le lecteur s’initie aux rouages de la culture, de l’élevage et de l’assemblage d’un grand cru.Découvrez la véritable histoire des trois Léoville, le tout nouveau cuvier de Cos d’Estournel, le joli « village » Palmer et bien d’autres joyaux du vignoble médocain.

Voici l'aventure tumultueuse du vin depuis l'Antiquité. Mettant à profit sa connaissance de vignobles aussi divers que ceux de la Géorgie, des pentes du Vésuve, des hauteurs du Golan ou des coteaux de Champagne, l'auteur analyse l'évolution du vin à travers les civilisations qu'il a accompagnées, les mythes qu'il a fait naître, les croyances qu'il a suscitées, l'économie et les techniques qu'il a développées et les hommes qui lui consacrèrent leur vie. Recherche des origines du vin, de son élaboration à travers les âges et du goût qu'il avait chez les Egyptiens, les Grecs ou les Romains, ce livre est un véritable travail d'archéologue et d'historien. Hugh Johnson nous dit la fascination du vin sur l'homme et le rôle de l'Eglise dans son implantation en Occident, la recherche de la qualité, la naissance des grands vins, les progrès de l'oenologie, les drames de la viticulture, les nouveaux vignobles en Californie et en Australie... Sans oublier la question des vins que nous boirons demain. Une histoire du vin et du goût, du plaisir et d'un art de vivre.

A major new edition of this landmark wine book that has sold 4.7 million copies worldwide.

Periodic comprehensive overviews of the status of the diverse organisms that make up wildlife are essential to determining trends, threats and future prospects. Just over 25 years ago, leading authorities on different kinds of wildlife came together to prepare an assessment of their status of a wide range of organisms in Great Britain and Ireland in The Changing Flora and Fauna of Britain, also edited by Professor David L. Hawksworth CBE. Now, in The Changing Wildlife of Great Britain and Ireland, he has gathered together some of the original and also new contributors to review changes since that time and look to the future. Contributions range from viruses, diatoms, fungi, lichens, mites and nematodes; through butterflies, dragonflies, flies and slugs; to flowering plants, ferns, mammals, birds and fish. The state of knowledge in different groups is assessed, and the effectiveness of statutory and other measures taken to safeguard wildlife considered.

An illustrated guide to more than 600 trees. It looks at the structure and life cycle of trees; their role in the ecosystem, planting and pruning; and, the use of trees in garden design.

This is the latest edition of the world's best-selling wine guide and has been thoroughly updated. It lists over 6000 wines, provides vintage reports and has up-to-the-minute information on growers and regions, as well as predictions of wines, producers and trends to watch in the new millennium. The process of winemaking is explained, as are the different varieties of grape. Expert tasting notes and advice on matching wine with specific dishes round up this tour of viticulture.

Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book is the essential reference book for everyone who buys wine - in shops, restaurants, or on the internet. Now in its 45th year of publication, it has no rival as the comprehensive, up-to-the-minute annual guide. It provides clear succinct facts and commentary on the wines, growers and wine regions of the whole world. It reveals which vintages to buy, which to drink and which to cellar, which growers to look for and why. Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book gives clear information on grape varieties, local specialities and how to match food with wines that will bring out the best in both. This latest edition of Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book includes a colour supplement: The Ten Best Things About Wine Right Now.

If you're after a good quality wine to try, you are no longer restricted to the greats of the Old World - Burgundy, Bordeaux, Rhine Valley and Barolo to name but a few. Countries everwhere from Argentina to Australia, and even China, Canada, India and Thailand are now producing great wines at affordable prices. So what to choose?1001 Wines You Must Try Before You Die is here to lift you out of the grapey confusion. Entries written by experts cover everything you'll need to choose between the Chardonnay or the Grenache, including evocative tasting notes, informative and entertaining reviews, suggestions as to when the wines will be at their best and recommendations for other great vintages and similar wines. Accompanied by images of the wine labels and beautiful photographs of the wineries and vineyards, this book is a sumptuous guide to discovering the world's most interesting and exciting wines.

Provides comments on wines and detailed maps of the countryside

The brand new edition of the unrivalled and bestselling annual, Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book.