Although many maps have been added in later editions many of the original maps of the classic wine areas are still used in the current edition.

The distinctive maps for the First Edition of the Atlas were drawn by Fairey Surveys Ltd Cartographic office in Maidenhead, UK. Publication date 2013 Topics Wine and wine making, Wine districts. The Institut National des Appellations d'Origine, a French governmental organisation that avoids comment on commercial ventures, was moved to describe The World Atlas of Wine upon publication as 'a major landmark in the literature of wine'. The world atlas of wine by Johnson, Hugh, 1939- author. The book had little competition until 1988 when The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia was published. With the first edition of The World Atlas of Wine published in 1971, it met a need for universal wine knowledge. With beautiful photography throughout, Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson, the worlds most respected wine-writing duo, have once again joined forces to create a. To reflect all the changes in the global wine scene over the past. With the emergence of mass tourism in the 1950s and the greater spending power of the 1960s, a whole new generation visited France, Italy and Spain, bringing back the continental culture of wine. This eighth edition will bring readers, both old and new, up to date with the world of wine. Prior to its publication in 1971, no work of wine literature contained high quality, wine-specific cartography as until World War II, wine was the preserve of the upper classes in western Europe and virtually non-existent in the U.S.

Considered among the most significant wine publications to date, it remains one of the most popular books on wine, with the most recent eighth edition published in October 2019. It pioneered the use of wine-specific cartography to give wine a sense of place, and has since the first edition published in 1971 sold 4 million copies in 14 languages. Jancis was the first person outside the wine trade to qualify as a Master of Wine, in 1984.The World Atlas of Wine by Hugh Johnson and (since 2003) Jancis Robinson, MW, is an atlas and reference work on the world of wine, published by Mitchell Beazley. Jancis is the Financial Times wine correspondent and her award-winning website, has subscribers in over 130 countries. In 2007, Hugh was awarded an OBE for services to Robinson‘s award-winning books Vines, Grapes and Wine (1986), the hugely successful Oxford Companion to Wine (1994, 1999, 2006) and Wine Grapes (2012) are landmarks in wine literature. Indeed, his Pocket Wine is the world’s best-selling annual wine book. The World Atlas of Wine, his Wine Companion (now in its sixth edition), the annual Pocket Wine Book (since 1977), The Story of Wine, and his memoirs, A Life Uncorked, have all been best-sellers. Hugh Johnson has led the world of wine writing in new directions over the 40 years since his first book, Wine, was published.