Great Family Wine Estates Of France. Style - Tradition - Home

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publisher Place: Uk
Publisher Year: 2010
Edition: First Edition

Description: 256 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: An unprecedented entrée into the lives and sumptuous interiors of the estates behind the worlds best-known French wine labels. From the estates of the champagne families of Bollinger, Roederer, and Taittinger to family properties in Bordeaux, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Ctes du Rhne, Alsace, Jura, Provence, Corsica, Languedoc-Roussillon, the Southwest, and the here are the private homes at the heart of the extraordinary French wine industry.Wine is synonymous with France and an extensive range of wines is produced, from champagne in the north to the highly prized reds of Bordeaux. Solvi dos Santoss photographs, along with the personal insights of the owners, tell the stories of estates in all the major wine-producing regions. Florence Brutton brings the unique character of each estate featured here to life, explaining the idea of terroir (the idiosyncratic growing conditions that define and distinguish each area of cultivation) and the importance of local customs.With details on the wines produced and information for the would-be visitor, this book will appeal to wine lovers, Francophiles, travelers, and anyone who wants an insiders view of the fascinating world of viniculture. 300 color photographs

ISBN: 9780500515310