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Fourth edition published 2005 by Dorling Kindersley Limited.First published in 1988 as Sotheby’s World Wine Encyclopedia.Published in 1997 as The New Sotheby’s Wine Encyclopedia.Book Description:From the Old World to the New, this must-have guide spans every wine-producing country, including all the latest, emerging regions. Featuring practical advice on tasting, storing and serving, this is the ultimate reference for every wine lover, from the novice to the expert.About the Author:Tom Stevenson has written about wine for almost 30 years, with 23 critically acclaimed books and 29 awards to his name, including Wine Writer of the Year three times and The Wine Literary Award, America’s only lifetime achievement award for wine writers. Tom resides in Oxfordshire. Source: www.amazon.co.ukThe Sotheby’s Wine Encyclopedia is a reference work on wine written by Tom Stevenson and published since 1988 by Dorling Kindersley, selling over 600,000 copies in 14 languages.The Sotheby’s Wine Encyclopedia has a stated aim to map and describe “every appellation, official and unofficial”, of which there were more than 4,000 in total by 1997, making it an industry standard wine reference and required reading for the Master of Wine, Master Sommelier and Cape Wine Master examinations. The contents include hard data, technical information, tables and ancillary explanations are compartmentalized from the flow of mainstream text, with profiles of nearly 2,000 wineries, and recommendation of more than 6,000 producers.Frequently compared to The Oxford Companion to Wine, The Sotheby’s Wine Encyclopedia along with The World Atlas of Wine, is often cited to be among the most notable books on wine today. Tim Atkin, MW, wine correspondent for The Observer, considers it to be one of the two most essential wine reference books in English.Source: en.wikipedia.org