Everything within the world of wine is covered in The Complete Encyclopedia of Wine, from grape to glass, from Algeria to Zimbabwe, from the grandest of Bordeaux chateaux to the minutest, most traditional estate in Chianti and the most high-tech of million-dollar wineries in California's Napa Valley. It provides essential information on which wines to drink region by region, covering the best vintages of the leading vineyards and the exciting output of the small wineries. Hundreds of the world's great wines are described and evaluated. There are also box-out features throughout the book on aspects of viticulture, including frequent advice on what food to eat with particular wines.