The New Connoisseurs' Handbook of California Wines: Third Edition

by Norman S. Roby and Charles Olken

Covers over eight hundred wineries and labels, rates thousands of individual wines and vintages, and includes information on growing areas, grape varieties, and wine making techniques. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679444866
• ISBN13: 9780679444862
• Release Date: December 1995
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

The Best

This is the best and most complete guide to West Coast wines. Unfortunately, no new edition since 1995. On the other hand, nothing that has come out in the past 10 years can approach it. If they put out a new edition it would be a must have for anyone who buys CA or Oregon wines, not to mention wine geeks.

All you'll ever need to know about California wines

Performing for California wines the service that Hugh Johnson's and Oz Clarke's pocket guides do for the wines of the world, this guide has become an institution. The current volume lists more than 800 wineries, with detailed information and tasting notes on the wines of each