Rhone Valley: The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide
Published on 1. October 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-1-917084-68-0 (ISBN)
Description
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 in France, which wineries you can visit, how to read a Rhone wine list, Rhone winemakers' favourite restaurants and more.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
100 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 177 mm
Width: 116 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
292 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-917084-68-0 (9781917084680)
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Person
Matt Walls is a freelance wine writer, consultant and author. He is interested in all areas of wine, and is a contributing editor at Decanter magazine. He specialises in the wines of the Rhone Valley; he is Regional Chair for the Rhone at the Decanter World Wine Awards, edits the Rhone entries for the Oxford Companion to Wine and the World Atlas of Wine, and his latest book, Wines of the Rhone, was shortlisted for the Andre Simon Food & Drink Book Awards 2022. He is also the founder of events and tour company Rhone Roots (rhoneroots.com).
Content
Foreword 9
Maps of Northern and Southern Rhone 10
Introduction 13
History 14
Geography 22
Styles and grapes 32
Vintages 44
14 of the greatest wines of the
Rhone Valley 52
Appellations 62
Rhone cuisine 74
Visiting the Rhone 82
Wine routes 94
Things to do in Avignon 109
The Guide 114
Best producers to visit: tours and tastings 116
Best hotels in the Rhone Valley 132
Best vineyard stays and other
accommodation 142
Best fine dining in the Rhone 152
Best bistros and wine bars 166
Best wine shops 178
Glossary 186
Further reading 188
Index 192
Acknowledgements 196
Maps of Northern and Southern Rhone 10
Introduction 13
History 14
Geography 22
Styles and grapes 32
Vintages 44
14 of the greatest wines of the
Rhone Valley 52
Appellations 62
Rhone cuisine 74
Visiting the Rhone 82
Wine routes 94
Things to do in Avignon 109
The Guide 114
Best producers to visit: tours and tastings 116
Best hotels in the Rhone Valley 132
Best vineyard stays and other
accommodation 142
Best fine dining in the Rhone 152
Best bistros and wine bars 166
Best wine shops 178
Glossary 186
Further reading 188
Index 192
Acknowledgements 196