Wine Spectator's California Wine

by James Laube (Preface)
Hardcover - 646 pages 2nd Updtd edition (October 1999) Running Pr; ISBN: 1881659569 ; Dimensions (in inches): 2.12 x 10.35 x 8.40 Introductory chapters provide the reader a nuanced overview of California wine history, grape plantings, wine appellations, vintage evaluations, and even an offbeat fact or two (according to the agricultural commissioner, Mendocino County grapes are its No. 2 cash crop; marijuana is No. 1). But it's chapter 7, with its alphabetical profiles of (almost) every producing winery in the state, that'll be required reading for anyone who's ever worn out their brake linings on the Oakville Grade. Each winery's entry consists of overall quality rating (one to five stars), founding date, current owner, winemaker, acreage, case production, varietals estate-grown and purchased, as well as notes on selected wines. (Amazon.com)
ISBN	1881659569