Wine Spectator's California Wine : a comprehensive guide to the wineries, wines, vintages and vineyards of America's premier winegrowing state / by James Laube.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laube, James, author.

Contributor:

Shanken, Marvin R., writer of foreword.

Reinhardt, Dorothy, illustrator.

Thompson, Richard L. (Illustrator), cartographer.

M. Shanken Communications, publisher.

Running Press, publisher.

Running Press Imprint Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wine and wine making--California.

Wine and wine making.

California.

Penn Provenance:

Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)

Physical Description:

viii, [2], 758 pages, [16] pages of color plates : illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm

Distribution:

New York : Division of M. Shanken Communications, Inc.,

Other Title:

California wine

Place of Publication:

New York : [Published by] Wine Spectator Press, 1995.

Contents:

Foreword / Marvin R. Shanken

Preface: Discovering California Wine / James Laube

Introduction: How to Use This Book

Chapter 1. California Wine: Yesterday and Today

Chapter 2. Grapes and Wine Styles

Chapter 3. Appellations and Vineyards

California Wine Region Maps

Chapter 4. How Wine is Made

Chapter 5. A Summary of the Vintages: 1933 to 1994

Chapter 6. Building Your Wine Collection

Chapter 7. Winery Profiles and Tasting Notes. Appendices. Appendix 1. All Wines Tasted by Winery; Appendix 2. Winery Star Ratings; Appendix 3. Wine Star Ratings; Appendix 4. California Vintage Chart: 1933 to 1994; Appendix 5. Vineyard Directory; Appendix 6. Grape Acreage by County.

Notes:

"Illustrations by Dorothy Reinhardt. Maps by Richard L. Thompson"--Title page verso.

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Running Press Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.

Running Press copies have dustjackets retained.

Running Press copies have bookmarks in shape of wine bottle laid in.

ISBN:

1881659259

9781881659259

OCLC:

34317288