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Bordeaux Monty Waldin

Bordeaux By Monty Waldin

Bordeaux by Monty Waldin


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Summary

Guide to travelling in Bordeaux and buying the top wines, with producer recommendations, advice on getting around the area, and useful tips on visiting wineries.

Bordeaux Summary

Bordeaux: How to Find Great Wines Off the Beaten Track by Monty Waldin

6 Introduction; 8 Understanding Bordeaux; 10 What makes Bordeaux unique; 14 Making sense of the wines and wine law; 18 Good wine and how to find it; 22 Geography - the roads, rivers, railways, and towns; 24 How to get there; 26 How to travel around; 28 Where to stay; 30 How and where to eat; 32 How to make a little French go a.

About Monty Waldin

Monty Waldin has worked around the world for a range of wine producers in Bordeaux, Chile, California, and Germany. He is the author of Mitchell Beazley's Wines of South America which recently won the James Beard Foundation Best Wine & Spirits Book of the Year 2004. He has also written Biodynamic Wines part of Mitchell Beazley's Classic Wine Library and the Organic Wine Guide (Thorsons). He has been nominated for the Prix du Champagne Lanson and Glenfiddich drinks writing awards for his contributions to publications such as Harpers, Wine International, and Decanter. Monty lives in Stamford, England.

Table of Contents

6 Introduction; 8 Understanding Bordeaux; 10 What makes Bordeaux unique; 14 Making sense of the wines and wine law; 18 Good wine and how to find it; 22 Geography - the roads, rivers, railways, and towns; 24 How to get there; 26 How to travel around; 28 Where to stay; 30 How and where to eat; 32 How to make a little French go a long way; 34 How to taste and talk about wine; 36 Good producers and how to recognize them; 38 Visiting producers and winery etiquette; 40 Taking wine home - by car, rail or air; 42 Discovering Bordeaux's Wines and Vineyards; 44 Lesparre-Medoc & the northern Medoc; 52 St-Estephe; 58 Pauillac; 66 St-Julien; 72 Listrac, Moulis, & central Medoc; 76 Margaux & the southern Medoc; 84 Graves & Pessac-Leognan; 94 Cerons, Sauternes, & Barsac; 100 Cadillac, Loupiac, Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux, Cotes de Bordeaux, Ste-Croix-du-Mont, St-Macaire, & Entre-Deux-Mers; 106 Fronsac, Canon-Fronsac, Cotes de Castillon, & the Libournais; 114 Pomerol; 120 St-Emilion; 128 Bourg & Blaye; 136 Appendix; Useful addresses and contact numbers, including merchants and importers; 140 Index

Additional information

GOR002050926
9781845330385
1845330382
Bordeaux: How to Find Great Wines Off the Beaten Track by Monty Waldin
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Octopus Publishing Group
20050317
144
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