The Wines & Vineyards of France.

London England: Paul Hamlyn. Very Good/Good. 1966. New & Revised. Cloth. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Harback Hardback. Slight foxing to edge. Slight shelf wear to edges and corners of D/J. Translated by T. A. Layton. The story of wine from its Egyptian and Greek beginnings is followed by an outline of modern methods of vine growing and wine making, showing how such factors as site, soil and climate affect the development of the vine and wine at every stage. The main part of the book deals at length with the wines of France, and includes the history of the great vineyards: Gevrey-Chambertin, Romanee Conti, for example, or the great Bordeaux chateaux - Lafite-Rothschild, Margauz. Over five thousand individual vineyears, chateaux, villages and communes are listed to form a reliable guide both to the great growths and to those lesser wines which are not perhaps so widely appreciated as they might be. No other book has ever assembled together so many facts about French wines: the nature of the soil in each region, the grape varieties planted, the yield of wine, the official classifications of quality for each district, up-to-date vintage guides. The final sections contain much invaluable practical information on wine measures and labels, how to store wine and serve it correctly, the delicate art of good drinking and the harmonious choice of wine and food. There are 74 photographs, 17 maps, a wine vocabulary and an index. 418 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.) .