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Bordeaux/Burgundy: A Vintage Rivalry
Jean-Robert Pitte
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Description for Bordeaux/Burgundy: A Vintage Rivalry
Paperback. Offers an exploration of the land, people, and wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy. This title presents the key role played by medieval monks, dukes, and peasant vignerons in building their respective reputations and in creating the rivalry between bourgeois Bordeaux and earthy Burgundy. Translator(s): DeBevoise, M. B. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 219 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350. A Vintage Rivalry. 264 pages, maps. Offers an exploration of the land, people, and wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy. This title presents the key role played by medieval monks, dukes, and peasant vignerons in building their respective reputations and in creating the rivalry between bourgeois Bordeaux and earthy Burgundy. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; WBXD1. Dimension: 144 x 219 x 16. Weight: 350. Translator(s): DeBevoise, M. B.
Seeking to penetrate the mysteries of two great wine regions - "two opposite civilizations, two distinct ways of feeling" - Jean-Robert Pitte embarks upon an evocative and fascinating exploration of the land, people, and wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy. His account is a rich tapestry of terroir, history, culture, and economics from Roman to modern times. The unique qualities of the wines of each region, Pitte believes, cannot be entirely explained by the differences in their physical environments: they have social origins as well. Beginning with an entertaining look at the remarkable variety of insults exchanged by partisans of the ... Read more
Seeking to penetrate the mysteries of two great wine regions - "two opposite civilizations, two distinct ways of feeling" - Jean-Robert Pitte embarks upon an evocative and fascinating exploration of the land, people, and wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy. His account is a rich tapestry of terroir, history, culture, and economics from Roman to modern times. The unique qualities of the wines of each region, Pitte believes, cannot be entirely explained by the differences in their physical environments: they have social origins as well. Beginning with an entertaining look at the remarkable variety of insults exchanged by partisans of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520274556
SKU
V9780520274556
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About Jean-Robert Pitte
Jean-Robert Pitte is professor of geography and president of the University of Paris IV-Sorbonne. He is the author or editor of twelve previous books, including French Gastronomy and History of the French Landscape.
Reviews for Bordeaux/Burgundy: A Vintage Rivalry
"Pitte, a specialist in wine geographies, relates a long and fierce oenophile war in this charming history." New Yorker "Full of fascinating digressions into the history of the wines, the areas, and the people." Art Info Brilliant The Guardian "Whatever you may know about these two great wine regions, you'll learn something new." Decanter "History buffs will especially savor Pitte's ... Read more