The Wines of the Northern Rhone
Author(s): Jonathan Livingstone-Learmonth
Home to the spicy Syrah, or Shiraz, and the floral Viognier grapes, the northern Rhone Valley is one of France's oldest wine-growing regions; its appellations include Hermitage, Cote-Rotie, Condrieu, Crozes-Hermitage, St-Joseph, and Chateau-Grillet. With evocative descriptions and marvelous insights, this accessible, elegant book, the culmination of more than thirty years following the Rhone, is a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the various estates, winemakers, and their wines. Taking a deeper look at the northern Rhone than Livingstone-Learmonth's highly regarded previous volumes on the Rhone Valley, this revised and up-to-date edition covers more producers and includes more in-depth information on the various terroirs, the histories of the wines, and the methods for making the wines. Livingstone-Learmonth concentrates on letting the producers explain their outlook and methods and includes much local color.
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["A] magisterial and compelling tour de force of a passionate wine guide....a dip into the book at virtually any point is almost as satisfying as a visit."--"Decanter
John Livingstone-Learmonth is a noted wine writer whose work is regularly featured in Decanter, the leading British wine magazine. He is a long-term contributor to the Hugh Johnson annual Pocket Wine Book and author of The Wines of the Rhone (third edition, 1992). Kermit Lynch is a wine importer and retailer and the author of Adventures on the Wine Route: A Wine Buyer's Tour of France and Inspiring Thirst.
Acknowledgments / ix Author's Note / xiii Foreword, by Kermit Lynch / xv INTRODUCTION / 1 1 ??? C??TE-R??TIE / 35 2 ??? CONDRIEU / 151 3 ??? CH??TEAU-GRILLET / 224 4 ??? HERMITAGE / 234 5 ??? CROZES-HERMITAGE / 337 6 ??? ST-JOSEPH / 438 7 ??? CORNAS / 555 8 ??? ST-PERAY / 625 9 ??? REGIONAL WINES AND VINS DE PAYS / 658 Appendixes / 671 Glossary / 683 Index / 689
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- : The University Press Group Ltd
- : Princeton University Press
- : 1.685
- : 01 December 2005
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Illustrations, maps
- : 720
- : 641.22094458
- : 1
- : Hardback
- : Jonathan Livingstone-Learmonth