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Aug 14, 2023 · Of course, the success of one or the other is largely down to the soil: pebbly in Pauillac, clay in Pomerol. Yet grape varieties were the last thing château-owners discussed; their secret, they always said, was in their special soil. We drank a bottle of Château La Fleur-Pétrus 2009 the other night; that density of flavour and texture ...
Dec 19, 2013 · Petrus Leads Hugh Johnson Sale. Hugh Johnson's Wine Recommendations for 2013. From his groundbreaking 1966 book "Wine," to "The World Atlas of Wine" and the hugely successful "Pocket Wine Book," Hugh Johnson, 74, is one of the world’s best-selling wine writers. He is equally well-known in gardening circles for his work in that field.
Feb 8, 2024 · In a world of Chardonnays and Sauvignons, there is real excitement to be found among neglected grape varieties from forgotten regions. Wine is a much broader church than most wine lists acknowledge. Neglected grape varieties: Gondolas were everywhere. That’s what they call the skips brimming with the harvest – the analogy because they both ...
Oct 12, 2005 · Andrew Jefford October 12, 2005. Credit: FCerez / Stockimo / Alamy Stock Photo. For four decades, wine writer Hugh Johnson has been bringing wine to the masses with his wit-washed critiques. ANDREW JEFFORD hears the wine world’s most prolific author reflect on how tastes – both his and those of others – have changed over the years.
by David FurerNo education in wine is complete, even founded well, without time spent learning from the writings of England’s Hugh Johnson. Like many before and since my first encounters with his work stemmed from his historical and encyclopedic books and a video series which were essential to my early understanding of
Hugh Eric Allan Johnson OBE (born 10 March 1939, in London) is an English journalist, author, editor, and expert on wine. He is considered the world's best-selling wine writer. [2] A wine he tasted in 1964, a 1540 Steinwein from the German vineyard Würzburger Stein , is considered one of the oldest to have ever been tasted.
Feb 28, 2024 · In 1989, Johnson authored “Vintage: The Story of Wine,” a 500-page authoritative compendium.This remarkable work was later re-edited in 2004 as a fully illustrated edition, accompanied by a 13-part TV series for Channel 4 and Boston P.B.S[4].
