The New Connoisseurs' Guidebook to California Wine and Wineries

by Olken, Charles E.

• ISBN13: 9780520253131
• ISBN10: 0520253132
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-28
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr

Summary

For this powerful successor to his best-selling guide to California wine, Charles E. Olken has joined forces with Joseph Furstenthal to craft The New Connoisseurs' Guidebook to California Wine and Wineries. An encyclopedia, atlas, and buying guide combined in one comprehensive, authoritative work, this new guide delivers information and guidance that is not available in any other place. From first page to last, it is geared towards a wide range of consumers, yet also offers the depth and detail that made its predecessor one of the most frequently referenced works by wine educators and industry insiders. Now organized geographically into eight wine regions, the guide has been completely rewritten and expanded to provide the most current information on the state's evolving wine industry--its history, grapes, winemaking, terminology, geography, and leading wineries.

Author Biography

Charles E. Olken is the publisher and editor of the monthly Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine, described by the Los Angeles Times as the "oldest, most prestigious reviewer of California wines." Joseph Furstenthal is a writer, wine collector, and marketing specialist.

Table of Contents

List Of Wine Regions	p. VII
List Of Maps	p. IX
Preface	p. XI
Using This Book And Its Wine Ratings	p. XV
A California Wine Primer
A Brief History of Wine in California	p. 3
How Wine Is Made	p. 17
Grape and Wine Types	p. 27
California Wine Regions And Wineries
Mendocino and Lake Counties	p. 63
Sonoma County	p. 85
Napa County	p. 165
San Francisco Bay, Santa Cruz Mountains, and Solano County	p. 287
Monterey and San Benito Counties	p. 311
San Luis Obispo County	p. 329
Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties	p. 345
Sierra Foothills	p. 367
The Rest of California	p. 381
Central Valley	p. 382
The South Coast	p. 394
The Reading List	p. 403
The Language Of Wine	p. 415
Connoisseurs' Guide Then And Now	p. 433
Winery Index	p. 437
General Index	p. 443
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