Wine Atlas of California and the Pacific Northwest: A Traveler's Guide to the Vineyards [Hardcover]

Bob Thompson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 29, 1993

A comprehensive survey of West Coast vineyards, wines, and wineries includes thirty-six newly commissioned maps of the wine-producing areas, hotel and restaurant recommendations, wine appraisals, and more.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This atlas offers complete coverage of the grape varieties in California and the Northwest. After an introduction, user's notes, and an explanation of the U.S. appellation system, California's three wine-producing regions are divided into chapters, with subchapters arranged by county. The Pacific Northwest, however, is treated as one region, with the subchapters devoted to Washington and Oregon. A wine critic for such magazines as California , Thompson knows his West Coast territory. He gives the reader geographical and historical data on the individual wineries, as well a brief course on each one's specialties, which takes the place of the rating charts often found in wine encyclopedias. Excellent maps and climate charts, plus addresses and phone numbers of all the producers are also provided. For popular wine and travel collections.
- Wendy Miller, Santa Monica P.L., Cal.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition (November 29, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671796631
• ISBN-13: 978-0671796631
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 9.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,394,177 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still Provocative After All These Years, November 15, 2007

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Lynn Hoffman, author:The Short Course in Beer (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wine Atlas of California and the Pacific Northwest: A Traveler's Guide to the Vineyards (Hardcover)

There are some wine discussions that began a decade ago that have not had a definitive conclusion. The question of the role of terroir is an example. We are cripplingly ignorant of what and how the ground on which wine is grown influences the taste of wine. Halliday's discussion, if not his conclusion, is completely contemporary and the quality of his prose and his thought is still unmatched.

I see that there are copies of this book available for 21 cents. It would be silly not to buy one.

Lynn Hoffman, author of The New Short Course in Wine

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5.0 out of 5 stars wine 101(California), March 15, 2007

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This review is from: Wine Atlas of California and the Pacific Northwest: A Traveler's Guide to the Vineyards (Hardcover)

a dated book , but still filled with pertinent information for the wine enthusiast regarding ; California with a few sections on the Pacific NW vineyards.

5.0 out of 5 stars great coffee stand book, July 20, 2008

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This review is from: Wine Atlas of California and the Pacific Northwest: A Traveler's Guide to the Vineyards (Hardcover)

Have had this book for a couple of years now and it's always nice to reference...for those of us wine lovers, we need good wine reads and this is a good one!