RECENT PORTUGUESE PUBLICATIONS
BULLETIN 44
February
2005
PART
XXII:
Wine,
Agriculture
211.
AFONSO, João. Anuário de
vinhos, 2005. Lisbon:
Cotovia, 2004. Biblioteca do Vinho. 8°, publ. prtd. bds.
508 pp., (2 ll.), maps, printed in black with red
highlights almost throughout. ISBN: 972-795-100-7. $38.00
This
interesting and useful guide rates wines from Portugal
(about 2,000), as well as wines available in Portugal from
Spain, France, Italy, Austria, the United States, Chile,
Australia, and New Zealand, arranged by Portuguese regions
and by distributors of imported wines, listing those
available from each source. At the beginning of each
regional section is an essay describing characteristics,
difficulties, etc. Each wine is given a rating from 50 to
100. There are ratings as well of quality in relation to
price. An extensive list of producers and distributors,
giving names, addresses, telephone, fax, websites, and
e-mail addresses (pp. 433-72) is followed by ample indexes
(pp. 475-508). At the beginning of the book are comments
about the state of the market and the state of the art of
winemaking.