This luxury box-set includes two of the world´s most successful and best-selling wine books by the two foremost wine writers on the subject. The World Atlas of Wine commands the position as the indispensable wine book for novice and expert alike thanks to its exceptional maps, the quality of its prose, and its well-timed revisions. Fifteen years ago Hugh Johnson wrote what is critically considered to be his "masterpiece" and a timeless classic of wine literature The Story of Wine. It has been heralded as one of the most comprehensive and certainly one of the most enjoyable books on wine in any language.

This luxury box-set includes two bestselling wine books by the two foremost wine writers on the subject. "The World Atlas of Wine" is an indispensable wine book for novice and expert alike, and "The Story of Wine" has been heralded as one of the most comprehensive books on wine. The world´s greatest success in wine publishing" The Good Book Guide on The World Atlas of Wine; "Wine Book of the Millennium" Decanter on The World Atlas of Wine; "No one quite has the same gift for encapsulating in a few brief paragraphs the essence of a wine region" Colin Parnell, Decanter, on Hugh Johnson; "Our cleverest, most thoughtful wine writer" The Observer on Jancis Robinson; "A writer of breathtaking clarity" Wine Spotter (USA) on Jancis Robinson; "Until now, the intricacies of the fascinating history of wine have been available almost exclusively to the French. Who better to supply the rest of us with our first comprehensive historical survey than the wine writer with the magic pen, Hugh Johnson?" Jancis Robinson on Hugh Johnson´s Story of Wine