Mitchell Beazley Pocket Guide: Wines of Bordeaux

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Edition: Revised
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-05-09
Publisher(s): Octopus Pub Group
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Summary

Mitchell Beazley relaunches its bestselling pocket Wine Guides series this spring, presenting each title with a new, clearer layout and boasting a more thorough update than ever before. The larger format has also been given a stylish new cover treatment.

A more comprehensive revision than ever before has been completed for 2002/2003, making this an invaluable guide for anyone considering buying Bordeaux wine. Featuring comprehensive listings of Bordeaux producers and their wines, the book gives contact details and information about the wines that each producer offers. There are also up-to-date details about wine laws and labels, appellations, classifications, and how wine is made, as well as detailed vintage reports.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4(1)
How to Use this Book 5(1)
The Region and its Wines
6(41)
Geography
6(1)
Historical Background
7(4)
Bordeaux Since 1945
11(1)
Technical Progress and Innovation
11(1)
The Appellations
12(3)
Grape Varieties
15(2)
Chateaux
17(1)
Cooperatives
17(1)
Negociants
18(3)
Understanding a Bordeaux Label
21(1)
Classifications
22(5)
What Happens in the Vineyard
27(1)
Making Wine
28(6)
Vintages
34(11)
What Makes great Bordeaux
45(2)
Chateau Profiles by Appellation
47(155)
The Medoc Appellations
47(61)
Graves
108(19)
Sauternes and Barsac
127(12)
St-Emilion
139(26)
St-Emilion Satellites
165(5)
Pomerol
170(11)
Lalande de Pomerol
181(3)
Fronsac
184(2)
Canon-Fronsac
186(4)
Minor Appellations
190(12)
Additional Chateaux 202(5)
Index 207

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