Book about French Wine ?
Apr 24th, 2006, 05:38 AM
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Book about French Wine ?
Can anyone recommend a good book about French wine?
I want to read up on the subject before out trip.
Sorry about posting this twice. I accidentally posted this in the general Europe area first.
I want to read up on the subject before out trip.
Sorry about posting this twice. I accidentally posted this in the general Europe area first.
Apr 24th, 2006, 06:03 AM
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If in case you'd want to learn with, or peruse, a book that will be useful beyond French wines, The Oxford Companion To Wine (edited by Jancis Robinson) provides either a quick look up on, or a detailed description of, any wine-producing region in the world up to a summarized history and methods of a particular producer.
Even the bottle labels are nicely reproduced in this very good book.
Even the bottle labels are nicely reproduced in this very good book.
May 2nd, 2006, 10:59 AM
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Thanks ekscrunchy!
I got Lichine's Guide on Amazon for $0.98 plus shipping.
It's great. It is a little dated as it was last updated in 1986, if I remember correctly. But none the less I am learning about the wines, terroir and history of Burgundy.
My only concern now is the affordability of the better wines on the route.
I got Lichine's Guide on Amazon for $0.98 plus shipping.
It's great. It is a little dated as it was last updated in 1986, if I remember correctly. But none the less I am learning about the wines, terroir and history of Burgundy.
My only concern now is the affordability of the better wines on the route.
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I was also looking for a book about French wine, and ended up buying "Wines of the World", by DK - the Eyewitness Companions. I found it quite adequate in describing all wines and wine regions of France. The bonus is, it also has excellent information about major wine regions of the world.
