The Wines of Chablis.

ISBN:

9781910902738

Title:

Author:

George, Rosemary, 1950-, author.

Personal Author:

George, Rosemary, 1950-, author.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 pages)

Series:

The Classic Wine Library

Contents:

Introduction: setting the scene -- 1. From St Martin de Tours to the twenty-first century -- 2. The vineyards: defined, classified and expanded -- 3. The crus: characteristics, qualities and tastes -- 4. Growing the grapes in a northern vineyard -- 5. Making the wine in the twenty-first century -- 6. The business of Chablis, from the vineyard to the wider world -- 7. Who's who in Chablis -- 8. The vineyards of the Grand Auxerrois -- 9. A hundred years and more of vintages -- Appendix I: Dates of the Bans de Vendanges in the Auxerrois and Chablisien -- Appendix II: Chablis - area in production -- Appendix III: Chablis production figures -- Appendix IV: Area and production of the appellations of the Grand Auxerrois in 2017 -- Appendix V: Climatic details for 2013-2018.

Local Note:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2019. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

Subject Term:

Wine and wine making -- France -- Burgundy.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2019

Publication Information:

Oxford :

Infinite Ideas,

2019.

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Summary

The winesof Chablis builds on Rosemary George's pioneering books on the region, Thewines of Chablis and the Yonne and The wines of Chablis and the GrandAuxerrois , and brings the story of Chablis completely up to date. It beginswith the history of the region, from St. Martin de Tours in the fourth centuryto the twenty-first century, and goes on to consider the vineyards, the Crus,how the grapes are grown in this the most northerly wine growing region ofBurgundy, and how wine is made in Chablis in the twenty-first century.
The bulk of The winesof Chablis profiles the producers. This Who's Who of Chablis winemakers andestates is an invaluable, up-to-the-minute resource for all lovers of thissteely, dry white wine. George goes on to profile the most important winegrowers of the surrounding areas, the Grand Auxerrois, including the Côtesd'Auxerre, Irancy, Coulanges-la-Vineuse, St. Bris le Vineux, Chitry-le-Fort,Joigny, Tonnerre, Epineuil and Vézelay. Appendices cover one hundred years (andmore) of vintages, as well as vineyard areas and bans de vendange dates. RosemaryGeorge's The wines of Chablis is anessential guide to the different wines of this part of France for all wineprofessionals and enthusiastic amateurs.

Author Notes

Rosemary George is the author of two other Faber wine books, "French Country Wines" & "Wines of New Zealand", & has received the Andre Simon Award for "The Wines of Chablis". She lives in London.

(Bowker Author Biography)