The world's most comprehensive reference to Champagne and sparkling wine by the world's leading authority: multi-award-winning wine writer Tom Stevenson. This third edition has been fully updated and significantly extended by Essi Avellan, Master of Wine, one of the world's most exciting and talented young wine writers and the editor of FINE Champagne magazine. A country-by-country guide, from the finest Champagnes of France to the lesser-known sparkling wine producers of China, this extraordinary work takes you to five continents and to all the countries where serious sparkling wine is produced. More than 1,600 producers from around the world are rated on a 100-point global scale with an in-depth analysis of their history, method of production and style of wine. More than 400 gorgeous photographs vividly enrich the physical splendour of the work.

Author Biography

Tom Stevenson has long been regarded as the world's leading authority on Champagne and sparkling wine and is one of the world's leading and most respected wine writers. He is also the author of Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia. Essi Avellan MW is one of the world's most exciting and talented young wine writers, and only the second Scandinavian to gain the coveted Master of Wine qualification. She is the editor of FINE Champagne Magazine.