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The World Atlas of Wine

The World Atlas of Wine is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand The World Atlas of Wine rather than just read about it. In short: 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. 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.

Key takeaways

The World Atlas of Wine belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect The World Atlas of Wine to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of The World Atlas of Wine from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

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. 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. 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.

Origin 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. 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. With the first edition of The World Atlas of Wine published in 1971, it met a need for universal wine knowledge. The book had little competition until 1988 when The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia was published. 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 distinctive maps for the First Edition of the Atlas were drawn by Fairey Surveys Ltd Cartographic office in Maidenhead, UK. 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.

Printing history First Edition (1971) Second Edition (1977) Third Edition (1985) Fourth Edition (1994) Fifth Edition (2001) Sixth Edition (2007) Seventh Edition (2013) Eighth Edition (2019)

References

External links Official website

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with The World Atlas of Wine

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what The World Atlas of Wine claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to The World Atlas of Wine before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about The World Atlas of Wine ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of The World Atlas of Wine

In research: The World Atlas of Wine appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses The World Atlas of Wine in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: The World Atlas of Wine is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1971 non-fiction books, Atlases, Books about wine, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for The World Atlas of Wine outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study The World Atlas of Wine in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what The World Atlas of Wine means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is The World Atlas of Wine in simple terms?

Why does The World Atlas of Wine matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study The World Atlas of Wine?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on The World Atlas of Wine.