A fun read, recounting the drinking habits of one of the most famous lovers of Vintage Port in history. The book was written by Cedric Dickens, the great-grandson of Charles.
A limited edition was published in August 1980 and a second edition in December. I presume the contents are the same but the presentation might be different.
Publisher: Cedric Dickens
Edition: 1980 (Second Edition)
ISBN: 9780950718408
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The story of Victoria Wine, a company that grew from a single shop in Mark Lane, London in 1865 to over 900 shops by the time this book was published.
Sadly, it went out of business a few years ago along with many other drinks chains in the UK. The company brand still exists but is now part of a French conglomerate.
On a personal note, “Vicky Wines” is where my friends an I used to buy our booze when we were too young to be doing so.
Publisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press
Edition: 1985
ISBN: 9780226074856
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This is a short-title bibliography based on André L. Simon’s Bibliotheca series: Vinaria, Gastrinomica and Bacchica. The book was created by Gail Unzelman, who produces the wine book collector’s quarterly Wayward Tendrils.
A very useful reference for the collector.
Limited to 390 hand-numbered copies.
Publisher: Nomis Press
Edition: 1990
Pages: 345
ISBN: 9780962654305
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Published in 1983, this book would eventually be superseded by a second edition in 1991 and ultimately by Broadbent’s classic, Vintage Wine in 2002.
The 2002 edition is the best of the series and is something no vintage wine lover should be without.
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf
Edition: 1983
Pages: 432
ISBN: 9780394510996
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Published in 1991, and sandwiched between The Great Vintage Wine Book (1984) and Vintage Wine (2002) by the same author.
The 2002 edition is the best of the three and is something no vintage wine lover should be without.
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Edition: 1991
Pages: 416
ISBN: 9780855339098
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The foreword opens with:
“This is a very different kind of wine book. It is almost certainly the first to list and describe all of the wine producing countries in the world – from Albania to Zimbabwe, describing in detail well over a thousand wines and their producers; it is also the only wine book to include information on both Queen Victoria’s favourite aphrodisiac and the world’s first nude wine tasting.”
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Publisher: Guinness Superlatives Limited, Enfield
Edition: 1985
Pages: 160
ISBN: 9780851124520
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This is a modern day and more comprehensive equivalent to André L. Simon’s Bibliotheca Vinaria and is a fantastic book to own if you are interested in building a collection of books about wine as it lists over 3,200 of them.
This is a very high quality publication by Bacchus Press.
A revised and enlarged edition was published in 2003 but I prefer this edition.
Publisher: Bacchus Press Ltd., Baltimore
Edition: 1985
Pages: 403
ISBN: 9780961352509
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Published to mark the 150th Anniversary of the London wine merchants Deinhard with some interesting insights into the wine-drinking habits of 19th century England.
Publisher: Deinhard & Company, London
Edition: 1985
Pages: 160
ISBN: 9780950947501
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Publisher: Bacchus Press Ltd, Baltimore
Edition: 1996
Pages: 318
ISBN: 9780961352530
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Published in 1981, this is an updated version of André L. Simon’s book of the same name that was originally published in 1967.
This is a very large volume and a good reference for those interested in knowing the basics about each of the wine regions of the world.
Publisher: Macdonald
Edition: Second Edition, 1981
Pages: 640
ISBN: 9780354046312
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