Overthepasttwenty-fiveyears,renownedcriticRobertM.Parker,Jr.,hasvisitedbothlegendaryandfledglingwineriesallovertheworldandhastastedhundredsofthousandsofwines.Onlyafractionofthosewineshaveearnedhishighestratingsandareconsideredbyhimtobetrulylegendary.Inhislatestbook,Parkerbringstogetherwhathecalls"thebestofthebest,"takingreadersonapersonaltourofthewineriesthathaveimpressedhimmostwiththeirdedicationtoquality,consistency,andexcellence.TheWorld'sGreatestWineEstatespayshomagetoexceptionalwinesandtheexceptionalpeoplewhomakethem.Theselavishlyillustratedpagesshowcase175oftheworld'smostaccomplished—andmostspectacular—estates.Parkergoesbe-yondthelabels,bottles,andratingstopresenttheland,thehistory,andthededicatedartisanspracticingtheircraft.Thoughtheyformawildlydiversegroup,alloftheseproducers"shareaninexhaustiblecommitmenttotheirvineyards,apassiontoproduceasfineawineasishumanlypossible,andavisionthatthejoysofwineareinfiniteandrepresentthepinnacleofacivilizedsociety."Parkerbeginswithanoverviewofwhatmakesawinegreat—theabilitytopleaseboththepalateandtheintellect,toofferintensearomasandflavorswithoutheaviness,toimprovewithage,toreflectitsplaceoforiginaswellastheskillofitsproducers—andexplainshowhecametochoosetheprofoundwineshefeatureshere.Healsooffersinsidertipsforordinarywine-loverswhowanttogettheirhandsonextraordinarybottles.TheheartofthebookcontainsprofilesofthegreatestestatesofArgentina,Australia,Austria,France,Germany,Italy,Portugal,Spain,andtheUnitedStates.Eachregionisillustratedwithafull-colormapandaccompaniedbyanintroductionexplainingthegeneralwinehistoryofthecountry.Inhisprofilesofindividualestates,Parkeroffersessentialgeographicalinformationsuchasgrapevarietals,averageageofthevines,anddensityofplantation;detailsabouttheestate'shistoryandtechniquesandthewinesitproduces;visitinginformationforthosewhowanttoseetheprocessupclose;andtastingnotesonthebestrecentvintagesfromeachwinery.Eachprofilealsoincludesphotographsofthevineyardsandthepeoplebehindthewines,andlabelsfromtheirbest-knownvintages.Completewithalistofup-and-comingwineries("FutureStars")andaglossaryofwineterms,TheWorld'sGreatestWineEstatesisaveryspecialreferenceforamateursandconnoisseursalike.
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