Hugh Johnson

Hugh Johnson (born 1939) is a British writer and expert on wine. He is the world's best-selling writer on wine, with total sales of about 15 million. Johnson was a member of the Cambridge University Wine and Food Society while an undergraduate at King's College, Cambridge in the 1950s. He also received an £200 annual Keasbey bursary for "good living". He describes the moment when a friend first interested him in wine-tasting: [Adrian] came in just after dinner with two glasses and said, "Come on, Hugh. Are they the same? Or different?" …[O]ne was magic and one was just ordinary. This caught my imagination. It was my Damascus moment.[1] He has criticized highly influential wine critic Robert M. Parker, Jr. as a "dictator of taste".[2] Johnson has been writing about wine since 1960. He has written for many magazines and published several books, a few of which are listed below (see Works) and is Editorial Adviser to The World of Fine Wine magazine. He is also interested in gardening, with a particular interest in trees.

Hailed by critics worldwide as "extraordinary" and "irreplaceable," there are few volumes that have had as monumental animpact in their field as Hugh Johnson'sThe World Atlas of Wine: sales have exceeded four million copies, and it is now published in thirteen languages.World-renowned authors Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson once again combine their unrivalled talents to enhance this masterpiece of wine knowledge. There are now 48 extra pages, including 17 new color illustrations, 20 new maps, and-for the first time ever-double page spreads and full-page photos in the atlas section for maximum visual impact. 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. It's a truly incomparable book, and an essential addition to every wine lover's or professional's library.