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24: 173:. It pioneered the use of wine-specific cartography to give wine a sense of place, and has since the first edition published in 1971 sold 4 million copies in 14 languages. Considered among the most significant wine publications to date, it remains one of the most popular books on wine, with the most recent eighth edition published in October 2019. 185:, wine was the preserve of the upper classes in western Europe and virtually non-existent in the U.S. With the emergence of mass tourism in the 1950s and the greater spending power of the 1960s, a whole new generation visited France, Italy and Spain, bringing back the continental culture of wine. 212:
The distinctive maps for the First Edition of the Atlas were drawn by Fairey Surveys Ltd Cartographic office in Maidenhead, UK. Although many maps have been added in later editions many of the original maps of the classic wine areas are still used in the current edition.
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Prior to its publication in 1971, no work of wine literature contained high quality, wine-specific cartography as until
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published in 1971, it met a need for universal wine knowledge. The book had little competition until 1988 when
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upon publication as "a major landmark in the literature of wine".
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Hugh Johnson
Jancis Robinson
Wine
atlas
Mitchell Beazley
hardcover
ISBN
978-1784724030
OCLC
213401236
Hugh Johnson
Jancis Robinson
MW
atlas
wine
Mitchell Beazley
World War II
The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia
Institut National des Appellations d'Origine
"Books"
cite web
link


"Wine Book Review - The World Atlas of Wine - Hugh Johnson, Jancis Robinson"
"Jancis Robinson MW & Hugh Johnson on The World Atlas of Wine"
cite web
link
IntoWine: The World Atlas of Wine

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