Michael's original text (from the 1975 edition) updated with the latest vintages and footnotes revealing Michael's reactions to the changing wine scene.
Personal tributes to Michael from Hugh Johnson OBE, Jancis Robinson OBE MW, Steven Spurrier, the late Gerard Basset OBE MW MS, and international wine auctioneers Paul Bowker and Fritz Hatton.
"He had added what the wine trade had lacked; a veneer of scholarship, and a dealer of genius." - Hugh Johnson
"A must read" - Ian Harris, CEO of the Wine and Spirit Education Trust