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Author : Steven Spurrier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1984-01
Category : Wine and wine making
ISBN : 0002180480
Author : Kolleen M. Guy
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-09
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 080188747X
This work explains how nationhood emerges by viewing countries as cultural artifacts, a product of "invented traditions." In the case of France, scholars disagree, not only over the nature of French national identity but also over the extent to which diverse and sometimes hostile provincial communities became integrated into the nation. The author offers a new perspective by looking at one of the central elements in French national culture -- luxury wine -- and the rural communities that profited from its production
Author : Robert Joseph
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Wine and wine making
ISBN : 0789446251
Cultured connoisseurs and novices alike will find useful and detailed profiles of hundreds of wines from every region, major vineyard, and appellation of France. Special features include a Glossary of wine terminology, an introductory section about viticulture and wine selection and storage, and a tour itinerary and food specialty for each wine-producing region.
Author : Rosemary George
Publisher : Mitchell Beazley
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0571153119
A journey through the lesser known wine regions of France. These regions do not slot into the classic areas of France and include Midi, Provence, Corsica, Savoy and Jura. The book features new grape varieties and flavours, the myriad of appelations and vins de pays, as well as the winemakers.
Author : Steven Spurrier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1983-01-01
Category : Wine and wine making
ISBN : 0399508295
Author : Rod Phillips
Publisher : University of California Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520355439
"A fascinating book that belongs on every wine lover’s bookshelf."—The Wine Economist "It’s a book to read for its unstoppable torrent of fascinating and often surprising details."—Andrew Jefford, Decanter For centuries, wine has been associated with France more than with any other country. France remains one of the world’s leading wine producers by volume and enjoys unrivaled cultural recognition for its wine. If any wine regions are global household names, they are French regions such as Champagne, Bordeaux, and Burgundy. Within the wine world, products from French regions are still benchmarks for many wines. French Wine is the first synthetic history of wine in France: from Etruscan, Greek, and Roman imports and the adoption of wine by beer-drinking Gauls to its present status within the global marketplace. Rod Phillips places the history of grape growing and winemaking in each of the country’s major regions within broad historical and cultural contexts. Examining a range of influences on the wine industry, wine trade, and wine itself, the book explores religion, economics, politics, revolution, and war, as well as climate and vine diseases. French Wine is the essential reference on French wine for collectors, consumers, sommeliers, and industry professionals.
Author : Robert V. Camuto
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780803218697
Robert V. Camuto s interest in wine turned into a passion when he moved to France and began digging into local soils and cellars. Corkscrewed recounts Camuto s journey through France s myriad regions and how the journey brought about a profound change in everything he believed about wine. The world of great wines was once dominated by great Bordeaux ch'teaux. As those ch'teaux were bought up by moguls and international corporations, the heart of French winemaking moved into the realm of small producers, whose wines reflect the stunning diversity of regional environment, soil, and culture terroir. In this book we follow Camuto across France as he works harvesting grapes in Alsace, learns about wine and bombs in Corsica, and eats and drinks his way through the world s greatest bacchanalia in Burgundy. Along the route he discovers a new generation of winemakers who have rejected chemicals, additives, and technologically altered wines. His book charts an odyssey into this new world of French wine, a world of biodynamic winegrowing, herbal treatments, lunar cycles, and grape varieties long ago dismissed as difficult. A celebration of the diversity that makes French wine more than a mere commodity, Camuto s work is a delightful look beyond the supermarket to the various flavors offered by the true vintners of France.
Author : Donald Kladstrup,Petie Kladstrup
Publisher : Crown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2002-06-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780767913256
The remarkable untold story of France’s courageous, clever vinters who protected and rescued the country’s most treasured commodity from German plunder during World War II. "To be a Frenchman means to fight for your country and its wine." –Claude Terrail, owner, Restaurant La Tour d’Argent In 1940, France fell to the Nazis and almost immediately the German army began a campaign of pillaging one of the assets the French hold most dear: their wine. Like others in the French Resistance, winemakers mobilized to oppose their occupiers, but the tale of their extraordinary efforts has remained largely unknown–until now. This is the thrilling and harrowing story of the French wine producers who undertook ingenious, daring measures to save their cherished crops and bottles as the Germans closed in on them. Wine and War illuminates a compelling, little-known chapter of history, and stands as a tribute to extraordinary individuals who waged a battle that, in a very real way, saved the spirit of France.
Author : Cyrus Redding
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1860
Category : Wine and wine making
ISBN : HARVARD:32044049158744
Author : Charles Frankel
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-26
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780226816722
A tour of the French winemaking regions to illustrate how the soil, underlying bedrock, relief, and microclimate shape the personality of a wine. For centuries, France has long been the world’s greatest wine-producing country. Its wines are the global gold standard, prized by collectors, and its winemaking regions each offer unique tasting experiences, from the spice of Bordeaux to the berry notes of the Loire Valley. Although grape variety, climate, and the skill of the winemaker are essential in making good wine, the foundation of a wine’s character is the soil in which its grapes are grown. Who could better guide us through the relationship between the French land and the wine than a geologist, someone who deeply understands the science behind the soil? Enter scientist Charles Frankel. In Land and Wine, Frankel takes readers on a tour of the French winemaking regions to illustrate how the soil, underlying bedrock, relief, and microclimate shape the personality of a wine. The book’s twelve chapters each focus in-depth on a different region, including the Loire Valley, Alsace, Burgundy, Champagne, Provence, the Rhône valley, and Bordeaux, to explore the full meaning of terroir. In this approachable guide, Frankel describes how Cabernet Franc takes on a completely different character depending on whether it is grown on gravel or limestone; how Sauvignon yields three different products in the hills of Sancerre when rooted in limestone, marl, or flint; how Pinot Noir will give radically different wines on a single hill in Burgundy as the vines progress upslope; and how the soil of each château in Bordeaux has a say in the blend ratios of Merlot and Cabernet-Sauvignon. Land and Wine provides a detailed understanding of the variety of French wine as well as a look at the geological history of France, complete with volcanic eruptions, a parade of dinosaurs, and a menagerie of evolution that has left its fossils flavoring the vineyards. Both the uninitiated wine drinker and the confirmed oenophile will find much to savor in this fun guide that Frankel has spiked with anecdotes about winemakers and historic wine enthusiasts—revealing which kings, poets, and philosophers liked which wines best—while offering travel tips and itineraries for visiting the wineries today.
Author : Mimi Thorisson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1784881104
Author : Steven Spurrier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Wine and wine making
ISBN : 0881622605
Author : Robert Joseph
Publisher : Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Wine and wine making
ISBN : 0195414977
Learn the difference between Pouilly Fume and Pouilly Fuisse with this comprehensive guide to appellations-and find out who produces the best of each. French Wines is an authoritative and highly readable handbook to wines of France filled with practical, accessible information. Everywine-producing district is profiled with valuable insight and detail, including summaries of such vital influences as climate, soil type, aspect and grape varieties used. It includes special features on Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Loire, and Rhone each with a wine tour and regional foodfeatures. Entries are comprehensively mapped, and illustrated with especially commissioned photography. Wines and their producers are concisely described, with pretension-free tasting notes as well as vintage and maturity charts. The best examples are illustrated in bottle or label form forinstant identification. Opening with an introduction to France's wine, covering its history, wine-making techniques and classification system, French Wines also includes a wine tour of the country which is cartographically illustrated, and backed up with essential practical information. Throughoutit offers helpful advice on tasting, buying, storing, and serving wines. As well it provides a useful listing that matches foods with their ideal wine partner, and a comprehensive glossary of wine terminology explained with great clarity. For both those who are just beginning to develop anappreciation for wine and those who are already dedicated oenophiles, French Wines is a beautifully illustrated and detailed guide to one of the greatest wine regions of the world.
Author : Georges Blanc
Publisher : Clarkson N. Potter
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Cookery, French
ISBN : 0609600001
Michelin 3-star French chef Georges Blanc conducts a guided tour of French wine country with more than 90 recipes that incorporate the wines of each region. At each stop Blanc describes the area's geography, history, climate, and its wine. 200 full-color photos. Major reviews.
Author : George M. Taber
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2006-11-21
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781416547891
The only reporter present at the mythic Paris Tasting of 1976 for the first time introduces the eccentric American winemakers and records the tremendous aftershocks of this historic event that changed forever the world of wine. The Paris Tasting of 1976 will forever be remembered as the landmark event that transformed the wine industry. At this legendary contest—a blind tasting—a panel of top French wine experts shocked the industry by choosing unknown California wines over France’s best. George M. Taber, the only reporter present, recounts this seminal contest and its far-reaching effects, focusing on three gifted unknowns behind the winning wines: a college lecturer, a real estate lawyer, and a Yugoslavian immigrant. With unique access to the main players and a contagious passion for his subject, Taber renders this historic event and its tremendous aftershocks—repositioning the industry and sparking a golden age for viticulture across the globe. With an eclectic cast of characters and magnificent settings, Judgment of Paris is an illuminating tale and a story of the entrepreneurial spirit of the new world conquering the old.
