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The New Connoisseurs' Guidebook to California Wine and Wineries
✍️ Olken, Charles E
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📝 Description: The New Connoisseurs' Guidebook to California Wine and Wineries
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.
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This work is not for the casual sipper seeking quick recommendations or light entertainment. Its encyclopedic structure demands patience and a desire for granular detail regarding geography, grapes, and winemaking techniques. Readers expecting narrative flair or personal storytelling will likely find it dry and overly technical. However, for those treating wine as a subject of study rather than mere consumption, it offers unparalleled clarity. The geographical division aids in systematic learning, though the dense presentation may overwhelm beginners. It is a serious reference text, best suited for libraries or dedicated collectors who value comprehensive data over engaging prose.
