Bordeaux: The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide
9781917084512
200 pages
Academie Du Vin Library Ltd
Overview
Bordeaux, the spiritual home of wine, fires the imagination of anyone who has ever pulled a cork. So evocative is the name and so renowned are the wines, you might think you know it already – but Bordeaux is much more than the glamour of the great estates. If you want to find the hidden corners – the country lanes as well as the famous Route des Châteaux, if your dream is not just to visit but to know and love the greatest wine region on Earth, this is the book for you.
Everything you need to know about Bordeaux and its wines
• Wine history and geography
• Bordeaux classifications explained
• The best villages and wineries to visit
• Where to eat and where to stay
• Wine routes for day trippers and weekenders
• Where the winemakers dine
The Smart Traveller’s Wine Guide: a series of regional guides for the wine-curious
Author Bio
Georgie Hindle, who has been writing about wine since 2011, is Bordeaux correspondent for Decanter magazine and a proud member of two of the oldest Bordeaux brotherhoods, La Commanderie du Bontemps du Médoc, des Graves, de Sauternes et Barsac, and Les Hospitaliers de Pomerol. She lives in Bordeaux with her partner and baby son.
