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The New France: A Complete Guide to Contemporary French Wine
by:
Jefford, Andrew
Jefford, Andrew
Publisher:
Mitchell Beazley
Published:November 25, 2002
ISBN:184000410X
Format:Hardcover
Pages:256
Mitchell Beazley
Published:November 25, 2002
ISBN:184000410X
Format:Hardcover
Pages:256
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This comprehensive wine atlas leaves no centimeter of terroir unexplored. After a thorough introduction to France, French winemaking and the concept of terroir, Jefford (Wine Tastes Wine Styles) gets to the heart of the matter with lengthy chapters on each of France's 14 regions. Each of these consists of an overview of the region and its history, profiles of the area's major winemakers, a description of the land and listings and descriptions of the local wineries. Some of the latter are lengthy, while others are brief, but all include an address and phone number, making this book useful as a guidebook as well. Jefford is refreshingly opinionated: the Loire Valley is in the throes of a "long and refined stone age," while Zind-Humbrecht in Alsace is the domain "most emblematic of the New France as a whole." The effort here is encyclopedic, but the writing rises above the usual dry discussion, comparing the quest to understand Burgundy to doing crossword puzzles. Even the most matter-of-fact information is presented with a certain flair: in a description of the Rhone Valley, Jefford explains that the area's mistral wind is both destructive and useful, in that it blows away "fugs and fungal diseases." Numerous maps and photographs-including portraits of the winemakers profiled-and a full list of vintages round out this entertaining addition to its field.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
This groundbreaking book not only covers all of France's fourteen wine regions, but also includes full-color maps for each one, with unrivaled cartographic detail. Andrew Jefford has traveled extensively in each of France's fourteen wine regions to enable him to write the most exhaustive and authoritative book on French wine to date. Producer listings are a significant and important feature of the book, with up-to-the-minute research on terroir and its effect on the wines of each region, and how accurately it is reflected by the infamous appellation contrÙlÈe system. At the core of the book are the full-color maps of the key wine regions and how they look right now. Vintage information is available in chart form at the back of the book, and over 150 specially commissioned color and black-and-white photographs illustrate the secrets and inspiration of France's wine landscapes and its personalities.
This comprehensive wine atlas leaves no centimeter of terroir unexplored. After a thorough introduction to France, French winemaking and the concept of terroir, Jefford (Wine Tastes Wine Styles) gets to the heart of the matter with lengthy chapters on each of France's 14 regions. Each of these consists of an overview of the region and its history, profiles of the area's major winemakers, a description of the land and listings and descriptions of the local wineries. Some of the latter are lengthy, while others are brief, but all include an address and phone number, making this book useful as a guidebook as well. Jefford is refreshingly opinionated: the Loire Valley is in the throes of a "long and refined stone age," while Zind-Humbrecht in Alsace is the domain "most emblematic of the New France as a whole." The effort here is encyclopedic, but the writing rises above the usual dry discussion, comparing the quest to understand Burgundy to doing crossword puzzles. Even the most matter-of-fact information is presented with a certain flair: in a description of the Rhone Valley, Jefford explains that the area's mistral wind is both destructive and useful, in that it blows away "fugs and fungal diseases." Numerous maps and photographs-including portraits of the winemakers profiled-and a full list of vintages round out this entertaining addition to its field.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
This groundbreaking book not only covers all of France's fourteen wine regions, but also includes full-color maps for each one, with unrivaled cartographic detail. Andrew Jefford has traveled extensively in each of France's fourteen wine regions to enable him to write the most exhaustive and authoritative book on French wine to date. Producer listings are a significant and important feature of the book, with up-to-the-minute research on terroir and its effect on the wines of each region, and how accurately it is reflected by the infamous appellation contrÙlÈe system. At the core of the book are the full-color maps of the key wine regions and how they look right now. Vintage information is available in chart form at the back of the book, and over 150 specially commissioned color and black-and-white photographs illustrate the secrets and inspiration of France's wine landscapes and its personalities.
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