WINES OF THE WORLD
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A veritable wine encyclopedia"" (the publishers) incorporating ""virtually the entire texts"" of the six volumes previously published in the McGraw-Hill wine book series (The Noble Grapes and Great Wines of France, Champagne, The Wines of Portugal, The Wines of Italy, The Wines of Germany, Sherry and the Wines of Spain). It includes as well new texts by the noted M. Simon (authority and founder of the Wine and Food Society), and others on the vinelands of Europe, North Africa, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, North and South America.