Hugh Johnson's Cellar Book [Hardcover]

Hugh Johnson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 28, 2006

Wine lovers can keep their cellar records in order with this smart, indispensable guide designed by award-winning author Hugh Johnson and laid out in the way he finds most useful. It begins with an illustrated essay on storing, opening, and enjoying wine, and then offers tips on how to plan a cellar and set up a system for intelligent wine storing and record keeping.
 
 

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: MITCH; 2nd edition (July 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840000937
• ISBN-13: 978-1840000931
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 9.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,145,452 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #47 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Drinks & Beverages > Wine > Cellars

More About the Author

Hugh Johnson is acclaimed as the world's favorite wine writer. Since his first book, Wine, appeared in 1966, he has been making the subject of wine approachable to all with his witty and humorous style. His other books include the bestseller "Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book." He is also President of The Sunday Times Wine Club. Jancis Robinson is internationally renowned for her witty, authoritative wine writing and her books Vines, Grapes and Wines, and Oxford Companion to Wine are among the most important in wine literature.

Customer Reviews

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57 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Cellar Book, July 24, 2000

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Michael Barwell - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hugh Johnson's Cellar Book (Hardcover)

If you are serious about recording (and drinking) your wine collection this book by Hugh Johnson is a must. It contains details on cellaring techniques, bottle and glass shapes as well as a history of cellaring. Most importantly it contains information on how to structure your cellar i.e. where to put your bottles.

First and foremost this book is for recording your wines - their location in the cellar, where you purchased them, cost price, quantity, tasted date and most importantly, what they tasted like. It contains a mass of pages for recording your case lots, as well as a large section for recording individual bottles as they pass through your cellar.

Resist the temptation to get software to manage your cellar, get this book and enjoy the relaxed pleasure of maintaining your catalogue with the old fashioned medium of pen and paper, and a suitably filled glass in the other hand.