Detailing the top producers and their wines, from crisp Chablis to supple Beaujolais, this guide is the perfect reference for wine-collectors and lovers of Burgundy's most famous export. Information... This description may be from another edition of this product.
As a former Burgundy buyer/expert for a huge retailer, I found this to be the most complete book on Burgundy to date. The information is well laid out and decently up to date (2004 edition). The producer bios are all very in depth. Not for beginners by any means, but a must read for anyone developing advanced wine education. Pros: well written, great information, superb bios Cons: paperback (at least mine is), lacks good maps (but the World Atlas of Wine helps so have it handy)
The best Burgundy book for the general aspects of the region
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
Mr. Hanson's coverage of the producers is both shallow and too biased on his accidental trade relations. His appellations survey is as adequate as almost every other writer's. But his in-depth general chapter (which IMHO could and should be published as a 300 pages book of its own) is without parallel! Simply a must for any Burgundy lover and for anyone seriously interested in this intricate wine region.
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