The first edition of this book was the winner of the Wine and Food Society Andr簿聶翻 Simon Prize for the best contribution, in English, to the literature of gastronomy, in 1965. For this revised
edition the authors have included up-to-date statistical information and new material on grape growing and wine making techniques, reflecting the ever increasing importance of wine in American
life. The first edition of this book was the winner of the Wine and Food Society Andr簿聶翻 Simon Prize for the best contribution, in English, to the literature of gastronomy, in 1965. For this
revised edition the authors have included up-to-date statistical information and new material on grape growing and wine making techniques, reflecting the ever increasing importance of wine in
American life.
