Hugh Johnson's writing of wine's history, creating its groundbreaking Wine Atlas, column writing for numerous media outlets, hosting a public television series, speaking at key events, and partnering with a few of the world's most important wineries have shaped him to become a pillar of the world's wine community. With his books essential reading for anyone wishing a full account of the breadth and depth of wine's past and present, Johnson's unanticipated presence played a significant role throughout David's career when first cutting his teeth in Chicago, then bumping into him at Bordeaux's Vinexpo for an impromptu published interview, later serving to him as a San Francisco somm, and finally serving with him at the UK's Circle of Wine Writers. His newly revised and expanded 'Life and Wines' autobiography is the latest addition to his storied career, its publication allowing David an opportunity to meet with him, graciously invited into his London home with his wife and his publisher at the ready as we chat with birds chirping in his garden, a distinct selection of wines with which he's involved for us all to enjoy.

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