Bordeaux: The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide

Georgie Hindle

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Book cover for Bordeaux: The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide

Bordeaux: The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide

Bordeaux: The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide

Georgie Hindle

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Description

- A new series aimed at a cultured traveler who wants to visit some wineries and vineyards as part of a trip to a famous wine region
- Perfect for people with different levels of wine knowledge
- Top vineyards to visit, top restaurants and wine bars across the region, written by locals
- Explains the main wine styles and the region's top grapes
- Vintage guide and help with wine lists

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 châteaux of the Médoc, 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, cafés and bars, points of wider cultural interest such as art galleries and museums, which châteaux you can visit, Bordeaux winemakers' favourite restaurants and more.

About the Author

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 traveled regularly to Bordeaux, in 2019 becoming regional editor for France, overseeing Decanter's global fine wine content. She moved to France in 2021.

Critical Reviews

"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 Journal

Publishing Information

Publisher: Academie Du Vin Library Ltd
Pub date: 2025-01-27
Length: 201 pages

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