Great Wine Tours of the World by Budd, Jim
Great Wine Tours of the World By Jim Budd (Collectible First Edition Copy)
An Immersive, Multi-Continental Vinicultural Odyssey Mapping the Terroirs, Cellars, and Cuisines of the World's Premier Wine Regions
An Immersive, Multi-Continental Vinicultural Odyssey Mapping the Terroirs, Cellars, and Cuisines of the World's Premier Wine Regions
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Great Wine Tours of the World
- Author: Jim Budd
- Publisher: New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd, London
- Publication Date: 2002
- ISBN-10: 1843302297
- ISBN-13: 9781843302292
- Edition Details: First Edition, First Printing (Collectible Wine Travel Release)
- Binding: Original publisher's premium hardcover cloth boards, complete with the original illustrated dust jacket, now beautifully preserved and stabilized inside a clear Cellophane archival sleeve.
- Physical Format: Large Format Quarto (4to), 160 pages. Richly enhanced with 24 dedicated regional cartographic maps, concise technical data panels, expert travel timelines, and high-definition color documentary photography.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Boards: The original publisher's cloth casing remains structurally robust, exceptionally flat, and square-cornered. The spine text is perfectly crisp, bright, and completely undamaged at the head and tail bands, keeping the book true and unbent.
- Interior: The inner hinges and binding are pristine and tight. Internal pages are completely clean, crisp, stark white, and intact. Free from standard consumer ink inscriptions, vineyard stains, damp-warping, or dealer pencil annotations.
- Preservation: This volume has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. It is now protected with a clear Cellophane cover to shield the binding from future edge wear.
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The Dust Jacket: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Condition: Present, complete, and unclipped. Displays only some very slight, limited signs of storage shelf friction along the corners and upper margins. Beautifully consolidated, bright, and seamlessly displayed beneath the archival Cellophane cover.
Synopsis & Oenological Value
Published in 2002 by New Holland Publishers, Great Wine Tours of the World stands as a masterfully constructed, highly visual guide written specifically for passionate wine lovers eager to discover the geography behind the glass. Acclaimed wine journalist Jim Budd takes readers on an expansive, multi-continental journey that vividly captures the unique ambience, landscape grandeur, architectural features, and regional cuisines of 24 premier wine-producing domains.
The book's remarkable geographic scope covers foundational terroirs across France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Spain, Portugal, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina, and Chile. Each chapter serves as an intimate travelogue, guiding readers through historical towns, idyllic villages, and private estate cellars. Complete with custom regional maps and detailed fact panels highlighting principal grape varietals, leading producers, primary urban centers, and optimal travel windows, this scarce millennial reference remains an essential addition for luxury travelers, sommeliers, and collectors of vintage viticultural prose.
Author Profile: Jim Budd
Jim Budd is a highly distinguished British wine writer, investigative journalist, and editor celebrated for his extensive contributions to global wine tourism and viticultural scholarship. A prominent member of the Circle of Wine Writers, Budd served for years as a prolific contributor and regional expert for respected industry journals such as Decanter and Harpers Wine & Spirit. Universally regarded for his sharp, objective consumer advocacy and deep academic approach to terroir exploration, his extensive on-the-ground fieldwork across European and New World vineyards has earned him numerous international accolades, positioning him as a definitive voice in wine travel literature.
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