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Author Pitte, Jean-Robert, 1949-

Title Bordeaux/Burgundy : a vintage rivalry / Jean-Robert Pitte ; translated by M.B. DeBevoise.

Publication Info. Berkeley : University of California Press, [2008]
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Description 1 online resource : maps
Note Translated from French.
Originally published: Paris : Éditions Hachette Littératures, 2005.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Weighing the evidence -- Markets and consumers -- The physical environment -- Incomparable wines -- Conclusion: farewell to parochialism.
Summary Explores the land, people, and wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy. This title presents an account of a tapestry of terroir, history, culture, and economics from Roman to modern times. It delves into the key role played by medieval monks, dukes, and peasant vignerons in building their respective reputations.
Note Print version record.
Language Translated from the French.
Subject Wine and wine making -- France -- Bordeaux (Aquitaine) -- History.
Wine and wine making -- France -- Burgundy -- History.
Viticulture -- France -- Bordeaux (Aquitaine)
Viticulture -- France -- Burgundy.
COOKING -- Beverages -- Wine & Spirits.
Viticulture. (OCoLC)fst01168260
Wine and wine making. (OCoLC)fst01175907
France -- Bordeaux (Aquitaine) (OCoLC)fst01758553
France -- Burgundy. (OCoLC)fst01206081
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Added Title Bordeaux/Bourgogne. English
Other Form: Print version: 9780520249400
ISBN 9780520933316 (electronic bk.)
0520933311 (electronic bk.)
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