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Number Three, Saint James’s Street: A History of Berry’s, the Wine Merchants by H. Warner Allen (1950)

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53EE89F7-5CC2-4B1D-AB12-5C9D5194DD72-256An interesting account of the history of one of London’s oldest surviving wine merchants.
 

 

 

 

 

Publisher: Chatto & Windus, London

Edition: 1950

My Rating: ★★★★★

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A Contemplation of Wine by H. Warner Allen (1951)

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EA8EABAB-70DD-46B1-9EB4-4490A6E4AABB-256 An interesting little book which gives an insight into the characters and writings of days gone by rather than on wine itself, with an interesting chapter on Port in the eighteenth century.

 

 

 

 

Publisher: Michael Joseph, London

Edition: 1951

Pages: 232

My Rating: ★★★★★

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A History of Wine: Great Vintage Wines from the Homeric Age to the Present Day by H. Warner Allen (1961)

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C10EA3B3-2C56-4335-8B7E-37620A28F249-256Most of this book focuses on the wines of the ancient civilisations of .

An interesting read.
 

 

 

 

Publisher: Faber and Faber, London

Edition: 1961

Pages: 304

My Rating: ★★★★★

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