Wine Books Review Highlights Major Titles of 1990 Harvest
Dan Berger surveys the 1990 wine book harvest, praising Napa and Burgundy volumes while noting uneven writing. He highlights James Conaway’s Napa, Robert Parker’s Burgundy, Tom Maresca’s The Right Wine, Hugh Johnson’s How to Enjoy Wine, and Napa Valley photography by Charles O Rea. He also reviews Ainsworth pocket guides, Eyres Wine Dynasties, and revised classics with views on scope and accessibility.
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Napa
James Conaway
Houghton Mifflin
California
Napa Valley
Burgundy
Robert Parker
Simon & Schuster
Parker
Tom Maresca
Grove Weidenfeld
Maresca
Josh Wesson
David Rosengarten
Hugh Johnson
Fireside
Johnson
Charles O’rear
Collins
San Francisco
O’rear
John Thoreen
Grenache
Ainsworth
Europe
Harry Eyres
Lennard Publishing
France
Domaine de la Romance
Thompson
Chianti Faces Oak Debate and Super Tuscan Rise
Wine makers in Tuscany debate aging in small oak barrels versus traditional vats as Super Tuscan blends gain fame with Cabernet. Antinori and others push Cabernet within Chianti while some fear loss of Sangiovese identity. producers like Badia a Coltibuono and San Felice showcase varied approaches and costs. New white wines emerge alongside strong olive oil profits, as producers like Viticcio demonstrate Old World style with modern tech.
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America
Australia
United States
Italy
Antinori
Sangiovese
Roberto Stucchi Prinetti
Badia A Coltibuono
Sangioveto
Badia
Lupo Mazzei
Fonteratoli
San Felice
Berardenga
Leonardo Bellaccini
Bellaccini
Chianti
Viticcio
Landini
Greve
Volpain
Tuscany
Meriggio
Fontodi
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Dan Berger
Los Angeles Times
Bordeaux
Simon & Schuster Pocket Guide
Jim Ainsworth
Amador
Santa Barbara
Riverside
Indian Chief Publishing
Sonoma
Bob Thompson
Oregon
Washington
Prentice Hall
Philip Dallas
Faber & Faber
Ezio Ravella
Banff
Giacomo Tachis
Edmund Penning-Rowsell
Penguin
Richard Lyons
Stonecrest Press
Stonecrest
Calif
Meget
Marion
Collins Road
Twixdown Road
Lindale Mall
Sun
Alcoholic Beverage Department
Phar-Mor
CalveRt
Berghoff
Seagram's
Paul Masson
White Zinfandel
Chablis 'Er Carafel
Kessler
Jold Milwaukee
Neartles
Mei Aphek
Carlo Rossi
Sutter
Windsor Canadian
Macgregor Gordon’s