Mitchell Beazley Pocket Guide to the Wines of California. (Mitchell Beazley Pocket Guides) - Tapa dura

A new addition to the "Mitchell Beazley Pocket Guide Series", "Wines of California" reflects the growing importance of this region on the global wine map. This text begins with an overview of wine in California, offering the latest information on wine laws, grape varieties, lables, and winemaking practices. A comprehensive dictionary of producers withinin each sub-region follows, with stars rating a wide range of wines, suggestions for wines to drink in 2002 / 2003, and recommendations for producers to watch. Up-to-date vintage information, a comprehensive label glossary, and maps of each key wine region complete this guide.

Stephen Brook is a leading writer on wine, gastronomy and travel, specialising in the wines of California and Bordeaux. His book Wines of California (Faber & Faber) won the Glenfiddich, Prix Lanson, and Veuve Clicquot awards for best wine book 2000. He has recently published Bordeaux: People, Power and Politics (Mitchell Beazley).