The fully updated edition of Hugh Johnson's multi-award-winning 1989 masterpiece, in which the author explores humanity's fascination with the most venerable of alcoholic beverages 'from Noah to Now'.

• New foreword by historian Andrew Roberts

• Full of fascinating vignettes and side stories, a book to be read for hours or dipped into

• Beautifully produced in a new flexibound volume that makes it easy to read

Hugh Johnson has led the literature of wine in many new directions over a 60-year career. His classic The Story of Wine is his most enthralling and enduring work, winner of every wine award in the UK and USA.

It tells with wit, scholarship and humor how wine became the global phenomenon it is today, varying from mass-produced plonk to rare bottles fetching many thousands. It ranges from Noah to Napa, Pompeii to Prohibition to Pomerol, gripping, anecdotal, personal, controversial and fun.

This new edition includes Hugh’s view on the changes wine has seen in the past 30 years.