The World Atlas of Wine - Book of the month March 2026
Written by Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson, "The World Atlas of Wine" is a reference work that was first published in 1971, and is now in its eighth edition.
The volume has been translated into 15 languages and the eighth edition in Romanian was just published by Litera Publishing House in December 2025.
(Note: the image above corresponds to the 2015 edition of the World Wine Atlas, also published by Litera Publishing House.)
Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson, the world's most respected duo of wine writers, have joined forces once again to create a classic that will satisfy any wine lover's thirst for knowledge and bring readers up to date with the world of wine.
The World Atlas of Wine combined the clarity and precision of fine cartography with wine and its pleasures from the very first edition. It provided a unique graphic key to the familiar and unfamiliar names on labels; the relationships between vineyards, villages and their landscapes, their terroirs, became visible and memorable. As wine evolved over half a century, growing in quality and that vital “sense of place,” maps offered more than ever to those eager to understand its essential complexities.
Reasons to read the book: The Atlas is renowned for its superb cartography; this eighth edition features 230 unique and detailed maps of the world’s wine landscape, including specially created soil maps, helping readers understand the connection between wines and their source. New annotations point out producers, locations and features of particular interest on the maps.
Where you can find the book: the book is published in Romanian and is available at Litera Publishing House.
The volume can also be found in English on Amazon.
Carmina Nițescu
Winesday & Winesday App
The volume has been translated into 15 languages and the eighth edition in Romanian was just published by Litera Publishing House in December 2025.
(Note: the image above corresponds to the 2015 edition of the World Wine Atlas, also published by Litera Publishing House.)
Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson, the world's most respected duo of wine writers, have joined forces once again to create a classic that will satisfy any wine lover's thirst for knowledge and bring readers up to date with the world of wine.
The World Atlas of Wine combined the clarity and precision of fine cartography with wine and its pleasures from the very first edition. It provided a unique graphic key to the familiar and unfamiliar names on labels; the relationships between vineyards, villages and their landscapes, their terroirs, became visible and memorable. As wine evolved over half a century, growing in quality and that vital “sense of place,” maps offered more than ever to those eager to understand its essential complexities.
Reasons to read the book: The Atlas is renowned for its superb cartography; this eighth edition features 230 unique and detailed maps of the world’s wine landscape, including specially created soil maps, helping readers understand the connection between wines and their source. New annotations point out producers, locations and features of particular interest on the maps.
Where you can find the book: the book is published in Romanian and is available at Litera Publishing House.
The volume can also be found in English on Amazon.
Carmina Nițescu
Winesday & Winesday App