The Finest Wines of Burgundy: A Guide to the Best Producers of the Ce d'Or and Their Wines Volume 6 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780520272019)

Burgundy has a far stronger hold over the imagination and passions of wine lovers than the relatively modest number of bottles it produces. Over the centuries, hundreds of plots of vineyard land were demarcated, farmed, and individually named. The monks who did this work noticed that each vineyard had a slightly different character, and that this difference was consistently expressed each year in the wine it produced. Today we call this phenomenon terroir, and in Burgundy it finds its fullest expression through the region's signature varieties, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. This sumptuously illustrated and beautifully produced guide, complete with maps and more than 150 full-color photographs, leads readers on a journey through the well-worn vineyard paths and into the cellars of the C te d'Or. Bill Nanson's informative narrative describes the region's vineyards and vintages, as well as the cultural, historical, and personal realities involved in their translation into wine.

Author: Bill Nanson
ISBN-10: 0520272013
ISBN-13: 9780520272019
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 02/13/2012
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 8.80h x 6.70w x 0.90d