Bordeaux and Its Wines, 15th Edition (Hardcover)

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Bordeaux and its Wines is a massive reference, and the long-acknowledged "bible" of the wines produced in the Bordeaux region of France. It is an exhaustive presentation of every wine-producing unit in the region. The first edition of the reference was published in 1845, and this newly updated 15th edition (originally published in France in 1995) celebrates its 150th anniversary.

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BORDEAUX AND ITS WINES® - XVII^th ÉDITION

This prestigious book, like a fine wine polished by time and accumulated experience, is part dream and part emotion. A veritable invitation to awaken the senses, it distinguishes the giver as much as the person who receives it.

IN THE SERVICE OF BORDEAUX WINE FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY-AND-A-HALF

1845: First English edition of Charles Cocks' book.

1850: First French edition. In 1868, Bordeaux and Its Wines becomes a reference work which comes under  the direction of Edouard Féret. With time, users baptize the book the "Féret".

2004: A practically perfect comprehensiveness, an extensive updating (more than 200,000 changes among the half-million details of the last English edition) and an enlarged scope of the information presented make this work indispensable for understanding the Bordeaux vineyard.

THE MOST COMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BORDEAUX WINE

More than 50 researchers have edited the pages on basic knowledge to give the reader indispensable information necessary to understand Bordeaux wine. Professionals, researchers, engineers, professors, recognized and established specialists in each of the fields discussed have written chapters about the history of the vineyard, the grape varieties, vine pests and illnesses, vinification, barrel-aging, the art of choosing, drinking and storing Bordeaux wine, professional organizations, wine and health, vintages, etc. Each appellation is presented with an overview of its principal characteristics and production figures, as well as any pertinent classifications that apply. Thus the reader can look at the entire Bordeaux vineyard scene with all the necessary information: from the most modest to the most grand, from the most prestigious to the least known, here is an incomparable vision of Bordeaux's production.

Bordeaux and Its Wines is a basic tool for the wine professional, an indispensable guide for the amateur, meeting the most varied needs and answering the most diverse questions. Whatever the status of the reader, specific answers will be found here: a search for a particular wine, an address, the existence of a Property, its history, its reputation, its official classification, the evolution of its production.

Three main indexes enable easy access to the information sought:

• branded wines and château names (almost 15,000entries)
• directors, owners and managers (more than 15,000 entries)
• winemaking communes (more than 500 entries)

These are the three essential keys to the discovery of:

• more than 7,400 growths (over 1,800 of which are described and illustrated in detail)
• more than 190 négociant houses.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 2016 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 15 edition (December 17, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470250127
• ISBN-13: 978-0470250129
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7 x 3.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,993,114 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you only get one book on Bordeaux .........., January 11, 2000

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While this book definitly represents a large investment. Therecan be no doubt of the fact that it is the true bible on Bordeaux.Whenever we have any question what so ever about Bordeaux, this is the book we reach for. END