Product Description

France is the home of many of the world's greatest wines. The authors describe France's most important wine producing areas, give the background to the wines, and provide a guide to visiting the best producers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #73051 in Books
• Published on: 2007-05-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 281 pages

Review
"...a fascinating introduction to France's wine regions and vineyards..." -- The International Cookbook Revue

About the Author
Christopher Fielden is the author of Burgundy, Vines and Wines; Alsace Wines; and White Burgundy. Jim Budd is the author of Appreciating Fine Wines and general editor for Great Wine Tours of the World.

Customer Reviews

Informative, fascinating, imminently practical
Informative, fascinating, imminently practical, Christopher Fielden's A Traveller's Wine Guide To France is the ideal guide for touring the French countryside and enjoy the immense variety of vintages and vineyards of the world's greatest wines. All the wine growing regions of France are covered with excellent background histories and descriptions, along with a wine tasting classification system, travel tips, advise for visiting a winery, tasting basics, buying wine in France, the top grape varieties, even eating cheese along with the wines and dining tips while in France. A Traveller's Wine Guide To France is the ideal guidebook for all dedicated wine connoisseurs vacationing or traveling among the French!

Better than Baedecker for the wine student
Learning about wine involves, tasting, reading and travelling. Since serious trips are more than a couple of days and usually on one's vacation time, it pays to have a tour guide. Christopher Fielden is an importer and polific author who has lived in France.

Perhaps in the 21st century will have have a headset guide as about as museums have - only beamed down from a satellite. But in the mean time Fielden is the best there is. I have just successfully road tested this book for three weeks in France.

Fielden is knowledgeable (he also wrote Exploring Wines & Spirits, the text for the Wines & Spirits Education Trust in London - probably the best wine education body in the world) and he is a good travelling companion. Happy wine trails!!