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 Rhone 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 chateau 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.
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