The Wines of the Northern Rhone (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780520244337)

For anyone who wants to understand the full story that lies within a glass of wine, this book opens up the inner secrets of the geology, the vineyards, the wines, and the growers of the northern Rh ne Valley in France. Home to the spicy Syrah, or Shiraz, and the floral Viognier grapes, the northern Rh ne Valley is one of France's oldest wine-growing regions; its appellations include Hermitage, C te-R tie, Condrieu, Crozes-Hermitage, St-Joseph, and Ch teau-Grillet. With evocative descriptions and marvelous insights, this accessible, elegant book, the culmination of more than thirty years following the Rh ne, is a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the various estates, winemakers, and their wines.

Taking a deeper look at the northern Rh ne than Livingstone-Learmonth's highly regarded previous volumes on the Rh ne 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.

The Wines of the Northern Rh ne includes

* Assessments of thousands of wines, with guide dates onwhen to drink and how long to age them

* Winemakers' views on what foods best accompany their wines

* New vineyard maps for each appellation

* Detailed descriptions by growers discussing the effect of different soils on their wines

* Precise information on how each domaine makes its wines

* New research on the historical links between Hermitage and Bordeaux

Author: John Livingstone-Learmonth
ISBN-10: 0520244338
ISBN-13: 9780520244337
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2005
Pages: 720
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.81lbs
Size: 10.28h x 7.30w x 2.13d

Review Citation(s):
Ingram Advance 11/01/2005 pg. 55
Choice 06/01/2006 pg. 1844