Wine Spectator's: California Wine

by James Laube

The second edition of the most extensive book of California wine reviews ever published. Wine Spectator's California Wine is a definitive guide featuring descriptions and ratings for 5,000 individual California wines -- from widely available bargains to collectible rarities. Includes new tasting notes and in-depth profiles for more than 700 California wineries, along with starred ratings and details on history, vineyards, and specialties. Written by noted California wine expert and Wine Spectator senior editor James Laube.

758 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

James Laube was an American wine critic, writing for Wine Spectator since 1980, a full-time staff writer from 1983 on, with expertise on California wine. Laube had published the books California's Great Cabernets, California's Great Chardonnays, and California Wine containing nearly 700 winery profiles with chapters on California wine history, grapes, and wine styles, which won the 1996 James Beard Award for best wine book of the year.