About this book

"This complete guide to world wines invites the reader to discover the greatest wine-producing regions in the world and to explore the vast range of astonishing wines available to us today. Traveling across the world, from the principal European wine-producing countries to the shores of the Black Sea, from Egypt to China, from Australia to South Africa, from California to Chile, we follow the trail of the major grape varieties, including Pinots, Cabernets, Chardonnay, Syrah and Riesling, through more than thirty countries"--Backcover.