Clive Coates, M. W.
An Encyclopedia of the Wines and Domaines of France
$65.00, hardcover
9780520220935
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608 pages, 10-1/2 x 7-3/4 inches, 40 color maps
December 2000, Only available in Include United States
Also in: Wine Guides; Atlases & Encyclopedias
December 2000, Only available in Include United States
Also in: Wine Guides; Atlases & Encyclopedias
In this handsome and engaging book, Clive Coates, one of the world's leading authorities on wine, gives us the most up-to-date, comprehensive, and detailed study of the wines of France ever written. Coates's vast knowledge of his subject together with his natural gift as a storyteller make An Encyclopedia of the Wines and Domaines of France as informative as it is entertaining. He discusses every appellation and explains its character, distinguishes the best growers, and uses a star system to identify the finest estates. With more than forty specially commissioned maps that show the main appellations and wine villages of France in detail and a format that invites browsing as well as in-depth study, this book will be essential reading for anyone, professional or amateur, interested in wine.
Coates gives ample reasons for his belief that France produces the finest wines in the world, in a volume and variety no other country can match. He shows how, despite savage competition from other countries, France holds its own. It not only creates great wines, he says, it also produces affordable wines. The outcome of thirty-five years of traveling around the French vineyards, this book displays a continuing love and respect for French wines and the vignerons of this remarkable country. In discussing each region and its wines in detail, Coates leaves no stone unturned. His encyclopedic knowledge is evident, bringing the places and the people where these great wines are created to life.
Coates gives ample reasons for his belief that France produces the finest wines in the world, in a volume and variety no other country can match. He shows how, despite savage competition from other countries, France holds its own. It not only creates great wines, he says, it also produces affordable wines. The outcome of thirty-five years of traveling around the French vineyards, this book displays a continuing love and respect for French wines and the vignerons of this remarkable country. In discussing each region and its wines in detail, Coates leaves no stone unturned. His encyclopedic knowledge is evident, bringing the places and the people where these great wines are created to life.
"This is one for the connoisseurs, the serious scholars of fine French wines. An exhaustive survey."—Associated Press
"The ultimate in gift-giving is this book. It can either be THE book of French wines that you take with you on your excursions or the best reference book on the subject in your library. It covers everything >from the very familiar to the totally unknown. Read it and you will never fear those French sommeliers again."—Richmond Times-Dispatch
"One heck of a book. It's extraordinarily detailed, provides a ton of information, and, most importantly, tells it like it is. As the French might say, 'très formidable!'"—the Quarterly Review of Wines
"A great wine writer that we don't see as much as we should is the English Master of Wine Clive Coates. This qualifies as a serious gift wine book with its imperial purple jacket alone."—Richmond Times-Dispatch
"Coates gives all the information relevant to the wines, and adds a generous dash of opinion and story telling, too, making this as good a read as it is a reference."—Wine & Spirits magazine
"The ultimate in gift-giving is this book. It can either be THE book of French wines that you take with you on your excursions or the best reference book on the subject in your library. It covers everything >from the very familiar to the totally unknown. Read it and you will never fear those French sommeliers again."—Richmond Times-Dispatch
"One heck of a book. It's extraordinarily detailed, provides a ton of information, and, most importantly, tells it like it is. As the French might say, 'très formidable!'"—the Quarterly Review of Wines
"A great wine writer that we don't see as much as we should is the English Master of Wine Clive Coates. This qualifies as a serious gift wine book with its imperial purple jacket alone."—Richmond Times-Dispatch
"Coates gives all the information relevant to the wines, and adds a generous dash of opinion and story telling, too, making this as good a read as it is a reference."—Wine & Spirits magazine
Preface and Acknowledgments
Readers' Notes
List of Maps
Introduction
Bordeaux
Burgundy
The Loire Valley
The Rhône Valley
Provence and Corsica
Languedoc
The Roussillon
The South-West
Alsace
Champagne
The Jura and Savoie
Appendix 1. The Starred Domaines
Appendix 2. French Wine Statistics
Appendix 3. Vins de Pays
Glossary
Measurements
Bibliography
Index
Readers' Notes
List of Maps
Introduction
Bordeaux
Burgundy
The Loire Valley
The Rhône Valley
Provence and Corsica
Languedoc
The Roussillon
The South-West
Alsace
Champagne
The Jura and Savoie
Appendix 1. The Starred Domaines
Appendix 2. French Wine Statistics
Appendix 3. Vins de Pays
Glossary
Measurements
Bibliography
Index
Visit the author's web site at clive-coates.co.uk
2002 Best Book on Wine - France in English, Gourmand World CookbookAwards
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