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
Rhone Valley in France. 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. "The Wines of the Northern Rhone" includes: assessments of
thousands of wines, with guide dates on when 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; and, new research on the historical links between Hermitage
and Bordeaux.
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