Great wine is a synthesis of nature, art and science. In The Art and Science of Wine, Hugh Johnson, the world's favourite wine author, joins forces with James Halliday, Australia's leading wine authority and an outstanding winemaker, to create a unique analysis of how nature, art and science combine to make the infinite variety of the world's wines. This seminal work follows the decisions every winemaker has to take - from the vineyard,through the vatroom and the cellar, to the bottle - to explain why different wines taste the way they do.