Michelin Green Guide the Wine Regions of France (Michelin Green Guide Wine Regions of France) [Paperback]

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Series: Michelin Green Guide Wine Regions of France | Publication Date: August 2005

Michelin The Green Guide Wine Regions of France

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WCBS LIFESTYLE MINUTE- Friday, July 15, 2005 A must for the wine traveler. If you're planning to travel European wine routes this summer,you might be interested in the new Michelin Green Guide to the Wine Regions of France. This is a brand new title in the popular Michelin Green Guide series, and it's by far the best guide I've seen on wine touring in France. The book covers not just the best known regions -Bordeaux and Burgundy - but also less touristed regions such as Southwestern France and the Jura. There's even a chapter on Cognac. In typical Michelin fashion, the book is very detailed and meticulous in its reserach, with good maps and clear information on places to stay, regional shopping, nearby activities and, of course, restaurants.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Michelin Travel Publications; Revised edition (August 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 2067115545
• ISBN-13: 978-2067115545
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 4.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,253,482 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Travel Guide for France: Many Off the Beaten Path Attractions, February 21, 2007

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Kathryn M. Miller "SD MD" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Michelin Green Guide the Wine Regions of France (Michelin Green Guide Wine Regions of France) (Paperback)

I got this book as adjunct to my Frommer's France Guide, but ended up using it as my main tour guide. We weren't primarily doing a wine tour (would have loved to do more, but with three kids along, couldn't do that much). But, as it turns out, almost all of France is a wine region so the book pretty much encompassed every place we went. But what made it really valuable is all the off-the-beaten path tourist attractions it covered. For instance, through this guide we found: Monkey Mountain in Alsace (Barbary Macacques from North Africa, wandering amongst humans in a wooded enclosure), the prehistoric cave of Aze with bones of cave bears and an underground river (not mentioned in Frommer's -- local people in Beaune, 45 minutes away didn't even know about it!), and, best of all, a wine-tasting Chateau in Savigny-les-Beaunes with an attached Motocross and Aviation Museum (head to the museum kids, we'll be along in a while!) I couldn't believe what a great guide it turned out to be for a family trip.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful Wine Region Guide of France, May 6, 2007

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M. Takahashi (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Michelin Green Guide the Wine Regions of France (Michelin Green Guide Wine Regions of France) (Paperback)

This guide book covers various regions of France including less known regions and contains from basic wine information to beginners to more advanced information for well-experienced travelers. I have traveled to certian wine regions in France a number of times in the past but still find this book very helpful and informative.

5.0 out of 5 stars This book MADE our honeymoon!, June 1, 2011

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pksim - See all my reviews

This review is from: Michelin Green Guide the Wine Regions of France (Michelin Green Guide Wine Regions of France) (Paperback)

We bought this book for our 2007 honeymoon in France, along with Frommer's France's Best-Loved Driving Tours. Frommer's was almost completely useless, but the Michelin book was fantastic! Unlike most guidebooks that just list interesting sights in each area, this guide maps out various routes in each region, not just for wine, but adds in historic sights (castles, etc) and restaurants in each loop. Everything listed in the book was fantastic - no duds! Since we had rented a car, we could just follow any of the routes and they were always wonderful. Very easy to use. If you buy this book, you won't need to do any other planning for your trip! It's probably even useful for those who do not drink wine and just want to view the vineyards and historic wine facilities.