The Wine Atlas of France [Hardcover]

Hubrecht Duijker (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Wine Atlas of... | Publication Date: October 16, 1997

This indispensable atlas is packed with details on the world's best-loved wine country. The wines and traditions of every region are covered, complete with listings of recommended producers, hotels, restaurants, and places of interest. The text is illustrated with specially commissioned maps of the most dynamic regions, such as Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 264 pages
• Publisher: Mitchell Beazley; Revised edition (October 16, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 185732336X
• ISBN-13: 978-1857323368
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #305,637 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a must for travellers, September 28, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Wine Atlas of France (Hardcover)

This books contains informative descriptions, combined with detailed maps, and beautiful pictures, covering all the major wine producing regions of France. In addition, the author includes his favorite vineyards for each region. This book is a must for anyone travelling to France or just interested in learning more about the wine producing regions of France. Included in each section are a few selections on where to eat and where to stay as well. Having personally taken this book on my most recent trip, I can give it my hearty endorsement.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent guide to wineries in France, August 10, 2002

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L. Peppin (Fort Collins, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wine Atlas of France (Hardcover)

My husband and I wanted to do some time in "wine country" during our 1 year stay in France. We picked up this book at a local "english language library" and it was great! It really gives a lot of good information about the regions, the wineries, and the traveller's perspective on wine country in general. We've also used it extensively to document our pictures after the fact -- you know how you can forget the names of the 20 chateaux and 12 towns you visited! Well, this book provides enough information to put it back together when you are looking at a picture of a very pretty building which you cannot remember the name of.

It doesn't cover particular wines in detail (mentioning only a few), but for wineries, its a great guide.

5.0 out of 5 stars very useful in locating wines and their vineyards, June 19, 2002

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Rosengarten (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wine Atlas of France (Hardcover)

The Wine Atlas of France by Hubrecht Duijker (with support from Hugh Johnson) is the best way to start exploring the various famous French wine regions by car. After presentation of the history and a description of a particular wine region, the book lists the address and describes the important wine estates of the region. Suggested routes for driving as well as listings of the top regional restaurants and hotels, in order to recover from the wine tasting. Besides excellent maps of different scales to find your way round the book has superb pictures so that you know what to expect. Alternatively, you may first want to use the book to browse through the various wine regions. Even without using the book as a travel guide it is very useful in locating wines and their vineyards.