Wines of Burgundy

by Serena Sutcliffe

Book Overview

Comprehensive and authoritative, Wines of Burgundy provides essential information for wine enthusiasts traveling to the region or simply looking for advice on buying wines from this classic area.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845330196
• ISBN13: 9781845330194
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

A good overview

This book gives a good, but.... quite "general" (and sometimes a tad sketchy) overview of wines from Burgundy. I recommend it a sort of "pocket" reference book. I would certainly take it along with me on a visit to Burgundy but it would NOT be helpful in planning an "in depth" tour of Burgundy before hand.

Essental Burdundy Guide

A thorough review from A-Z with Burgundian wines and Domaines. Our recent visit would have been too haphazard without this guide.

Wines of Burgundy

There is simply no better guide to bring with you when traveling in Burgundy. It is pocket size and yet comprehensive. Other books maybe have great depth but they are suited for reading at home. This is the book that you bring with you and can satisfy the needs of the novice or the connisseur. Serena Sutcliffe is equal to any in her knowledge of Burgundy and you can not go wrong following her advice. Make sure you get the 2005 edition as it has the latest vintage notes.

Superb, concise introduction to Burgundy wines

Although Coates' "The Cote d'Or" is the indispensable (and massive) reference for Burgundy wines, Sutcliffe's pocket-size book is an excellent introduction to the subject. I'm impressed at the author's ability to be both concise and comprehensive, as well as to make her very definite opinions known. I especially appreciate her introduction to the concept of "terroir", and her descriptions of the soil in each village and appellation -- critical to understanding the character of Burgundy wine. I received my copy of this book as an end-of-tour gift from the guide who led our group of nine through Burgundy last month. She recommended it highly, and the ensuing 10 days have led me to agree with her.