French Wines

by Robert Joseph

A handbook on wines and wine-growing regions in France. Each major wine region is mapped and profiled with information on influences such as climate, soil type, aspects and grape variety. For each of the six major regions featured there are specialy devised tours. There is also a cross-reference feature that allows the reader to choose an element from a label and find out more about their chosen bottle. Added to this there is information on how wine is made, tasting, buying, storing and serving.

Genres: Wine, Nonfiction, Reference, Food and Drink

240 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Lili · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book, the only problem is that quality of the wine changes depending on the climate of a particular year. Therefore it is impossible to list every vintage. However it is quite educational.

[Russell Lay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Probably somewhat dated now for travel. And as one reviewer noted, wines change by year so vintages post 1999 are not included. A great book for understanding French wine regions relative to the grapes associated with each

[Josephine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a gift from one of my sisters. :)
It goes well with the book "French Cheeses"!