Bordeaux: The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide
A pocket guide to Bordeaux for the wine-interested tourist
Published on 5. November 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
201 pages
978-1-917084-51-2 (ISBN)
Description
A handy and stylish pocket guide to Bordeaux, The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide covers everything you need to know about the world's greatest wine region, from its centuries-long history and the geography of its famous wine appellations, to where to get the best steak frites in the city of Bordeaux. This is a guide written by wine experts for the wine-interested tourist. Everything about this complex region is covered: the difference between St Emilion and Pomerol, wine routes to take you past the legendary chateaux of the Medoc, how to read a Bordeaux wine list. The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide series is written in collaboration with Club Oenologique, with comprehensive listings of restaurants, hotels, cafes and bars, points of wider cultural interest such as art galleries and museums, which chateaux you can visit, Bordeaux winemakers' favourite restaurants and more.
Reviews / Votes
"Published by a London-based specialty wine press, these charming little pocket guides clearly come from knowledgeable authors. They're packed tight with practical advice and informed opinion." - Wall Street JournalMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
100 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 113 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
294 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-917084-51-2 (9781917084512)
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Person
Georgie Hindle is the Bordeaux correspondent for Decanter magazine and editor of Decanter Premium. She joined Decanter as deputy online editor in 2011; over the next decade she travelled regularly to Bordeaux, in 2019 becoming regional editor for France, overseeing Decanter's global fine wine content. She moved to France in 2021.
Content
Foreword 8
Map of Bordeaux 10
Introduction 12
History 14
Bordeaux's classification systems 28
The en primeur system 36
Geography 38
The communes and their wines 48
The grapes 70
How to read a Bordeaux label 80
Visiting Bordeaux 82
The towns and villages 90
Wine routes 102
The Guide 116
Chateaux tours and tastings 118
The best chateaux restaurants 138
Where to dine out in Bordeaux 144
10 top wine bars and bistros in Bordeaux 153
Staying in a Bordeaux chateau 160
Where to eat and drink in St-Emilion 167
Five of the best Bordeaux wine shops 173
Bordeaux's greatest wines 180
Glossary 190
Further reading 192
Index 194
Acknowledgements 198
Map of Bordeaux 10
Introduction 12
History 14
Bordeaux's classification systems 28
The en primeur system 36
Geography 38
The communes and their wines 48
The grapes 70
How to read a Bordeaux label 80
Visiting Bordeaux 82
The towns and villages 90
Wine routes 102
The Guide 116
Chateaux tours and tastings 118
The best chateaux restaurants 138
Where to dine out in Bordeaux 144
10 top wine bars and bistros in Bordeaux 153
Staying in a Bordeaux chateau 160
Where to eat and drink in St-Emilion 167
Five of the best Bordeaux wine shops 173
Bordeaux's greatest wines 180
Glossary 190
Further reading 192
Index 194
Acknowledgements 198