The Oxford Companion to Wine
★★★★★Read Jan 1, 1997
An absolutely terrific wine encyclopaedia, containing more minute information about wine production, history, enjoyment, and custom than anyone could ever want to know. The entries feel authoritative, the information is useful and eclectic. The editorial board does a nice job of escaping the hegemony of French wine - there's ample information on the rest of Europe (eastern, too), the US, South American, and Australia. If you really like wine, this book makes a handy reference. Note, though, that its intent is not to help you pick particular bottles of wine to buy. I'm still looking for a good timeless guide for that.
Goodreads readers give it 4.52★, from 713 ratings. I gave it 3★, −1.5, where I'm usually −0.9: I rated it like most.
Readers call it Wine, Reference, Cookbooks, Food, Cooking, Food and Drink, Alcohol, Food and Wine.
Won James Beard Foundation Book Award 2016.