

In 2007, Hugh was awarded an OBE for services to winemaking.

His unique approach, serious and informed, yet entertaining and unpretentious, has earned him the admiration of wine lovers all over the world. The World Atlas of Wine, his Wine Companion (now in its sixth edition), the annual Pocket Wine Book (since 1977), The Story ofWine, and his memoirs, A Life Uncorked, have all been best-sellers. Hugh Johnson has led the world of wine writing in many new directions over the 40 years since his first book, Wine, was published. The seventh edition will confirm the status. She was awarded an OBE in 2003 and the Officier de l'Ordre du Merite Agricole in 2010 by the French Minister of Agriculture. Author(s): Jancis Robinson Hugh Johnson (Created by) Wine Beer Spirits.

Jancis was the first person outside the wine trade to qualify as a Master of Wine, in 1984. Mitchell Beazley, London, 2013, 400 pp., ISBN. Jancis is the Financial Times wine correspondent and is critically acclaimed as the "woman who makes the wine world gulp when she speaks" (USA Today) and "our favorite wine writer" (Playboy). denotes non-US-ASCII text omitted.) HUGH JOHNSON and JANCIS ROBINSON : The World Atlas of Wine, 7th edition. Indeed, his Pocket Wine is the worlds best-selling annual wine book. Jancis Robinson's award-winning books Vines, Grapes and Wine (1986) and the hugely successful Oxford Companion to Wine (1994, 1999, 2006), are landmarks in wine literature. The new and fully updated 7th edition of the classic wine reference book that has sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. The World Atlas of Wine, his Wine Companion (now in its sixth edition), the annual Pocket Wine Book (since 1977), The Story of Wine, and his memoirs, A Life Uncorked, have all been best-sellers.
