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The initial chapters, that seem repetitive for the pros, have more colours added to them. Pictures are more interactive and practical, with special inclusion from newer countries like China and Japan. It comes in a green and a red cover, green reminds one of lush vineyards, and the red displays the hues of what fills our glasses.

The new edition has a more attractive feel from the cover on. These countries and regions will be putting more and more bottles on our tables in the times to come. Thus, Alentejo, Central Coast, Chile, Yarra Valley, Marlborough, and China have been further expanded. It has also strengthened the demand and need to further understand some regions. Considering this, special pages are devoted to St Helena, British Columbia, Uruguay, Brazil, Lebanon, Israel, and Cyprus.

Climate change has made some lesser known regions or country gather more relevance. CLIMATE CHANGEĪnother element that can be noticed is the inclusion of climate change impacts, and their influences on the financials of a wine. This information is what makes a consumer make smarter drinking decisions, and enables the professional in making more informed sales. Informative summary in boxes for every region is relevant and on point. These maps, alongside the editorial information, succinctly explain the variety of quality factors that are responsible for high quality grapes, and, thus, the quality of the wine. Some even precise to its soil characteristics, colour-coded to understand finer details, and even presented in 3D to show the effect of air currants, water bodies nearby, vineyard elevation, etc. The new addition has 20 totally new maps of its 230. Since its last update in 2014, the wine world has evolved. Jancis’s art of drawing a visual of a place, and Hugh’s quirk is a brilliant marriage. It’s the ease to understand its language that does the magic. Today, it’s effortlessly claimed as a collectors’ item for any wine aficionado, and a quintessential guidebook for professionals.

In 1971, when Hugh Johnson released the first edition of The World Atlas of Wine, he would’ve had very little idea that by its 8th edition he would’ve teamed with Jancis Robinson and sold over 4.7 million copies worldwide.