New Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia

This comprehensive guide to wine, long used as the go-to text for the prestigious Master Sommelier examination, features authoritative information on the history, culture, geography, and taste of vintages worldwide. Updated and revised since 2011, this 800-page edition includes over 400 images and 100 maps, arranged geographically to highlight regions and climates that produce the best vintages. From Southeast Europe to the Eastern Mediterranean, each page provides flavor notes, vineyard profiles, tasting room guides, grape know-how, and information on unique varietals.

Organized by maker and year, the book also includes a troubleshooter’s guide to wine faults, a taste chart, up-and-coming producers, unusual wines and food pairings, timelines depicting the chronology of wine, expert sommelier tips, and thousands of recommendations for reds, whites, and rosés.

(This book may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and may show mild signs of shelfwear.)