Offers vintage charts; regional maps; notes on history, production, and appreciation; and information on the best bargains; and describes more than five thousand wines from all over the world
LÉON BEYER, TRIMBACH) now embrace GC status. Amirault, Yannick Lo → 15' 16' 17' 18' 19' (20) Yannick and son Benoît. Organic. Top BOURGUEIL / ST NICOLAS DE BOURGEUIL. Best: La Mine (St Nicolas), La Petite CAVE, ...
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Beyer, Léon Ancient ALSACE family firm at Eguisheim. Forceful drywines needing 5–10 yrs, esp Comtes d'Eguisheim GEWURz, Comtes d'Eguisheim REs from GRAND CRU Pfersigherg. Beyer is militant against GRAND CRU restrictions.
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Tiramisú Vin Santo, young Tawny Port, MUSCAT de Beaumes-de-Venise, Sauternes, or Australian Liqueur Muscat. Better idea: skip the wine. Trifle Should be sufficiently vibrant with its internal Sherry (Oloroso for choice).
Johnny Hugel is on the right of the producer Marc Beyer, the vintner who is speaking, at a lunch at the Auherge de I'lll in Alsace to discuss the rival merits of Alsace, Burgundy and Bordeaux. A dozen or so top producers are ...
Offers advice on choosing the right wine for the right meal, opening bottles, storing bottles, serving wine, and judging wine for flavor and quality
With this book in hand, wine lovers won’t need anything else to help them select anything from a bottle for an everyday dinner to a prestige vintage for investment.
Johnson's pocket encyclopedias have sold more than 3 million copies, and he is perhaps best known for the bestselling classic The World Atlas of Wine.
Fully updated and expanded, Hugh Johnson's Pocket Encyclopedia of Wine 1997 is the essential reference for every wine enthusiast. This is the book that gives expert help in choosing a wine for every occasion and every budget.