Without snobbery, Johnson discusses grape varieties, food pairings, and the individual character of different wine regions, from France to California to Australia - even to South Africa. Small enough to fit inside a purse or jacket pocket, this book is perfect for taking to a restaurant or wine store to help with your selection.

With more than 75 spectacular, hand-painted panoramic maps accompanied by Oz's lively and opinionated prose, this highly acclaimed Atlas illustrates and explains the vital connections between the land and the wine. This is an indispensable book to any who has a keen interest in wine or would like to have one.

This introduction to wine is short and sweet. If you don’t know what short and sweet tastes like, this book will tell you. The emphasis is placed on educating wine-beginners, so no baffling French or insider jargon, just the infectious enthusiasm of an oenologue [wine expert]!

Wine – intermediate level and higher. This bulky book (352 pages) offers perhaps more than all but the most dedicated drinkers would wish for. It offers comprehensive summaries of growing techniques in wine-producing countries as well guiding one through grape and wine types. Thorough.