NEW WINE BOOKS

HUGH JOHNSON’S POCKET WINE BOOK 2O14
Hugh Johnson
The 37th edition features up-to-date news on more than 6OOO wines, growers and regions, plus invaluable vintage information from experts around the world.  A new color supplement focuses on the wines of Burgundy, while the ‘If you like this, try this’ section offers the reader alternative wines to try based on those they already drink.  More than 2OO of Johnson’s favorites for 2O14 are also included.  An accompanying app is available from the Apple App Store.  Published by Mitchell Beazley.

WORLD ATLAS OF WINE
Hugh Johnson + Jancis Robinson
The newest release of this comprehensive atlas has 48 extra pages, including 17 new color illustrations, 2O new maps, and double page spreads and full-page photos in the atlas section.  New World coverage has been extended for both Australia and South America; some New World regions even have their own entries for the first time, including Rutherford, Oakville, and Stag’s Leap from California; Mendoza (Argentina); Limestone Coast (Australia); Central Otago and Martinborough (New Zealand); and Constantia (South Africa). And Old World coverage has grown too, with the addition of Toro (Spain), the Peleponnese (Greece) and Georgia.  Published by Mitchell Beazley.