Burgundy (Faber Books on Wine)

by Anthony Hanson

A guide designed to enable the reader to engage in Burgundy-buying with confidence and delight. The author includes a revised tasting chapter and has expanded this edition to cover wine-making in the region, from Chablis down to Beaujolais, with the insight of an experienced trader and consumer.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0571153895
• ISBN13: 9780571153893
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Length: 718 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 2.5" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Burgundy...Made a Little Easier

As a former Burgundy buyer/expert for a huge retailer, I found this to be the most complete book on Burgundy to date. The information is well laid out and decently up to date (2004 edition). The producer bios are all very in depth. Not for beginners by any means, but a must read for anyone developing advanced wine education. Pros: well written, great information, superb bios Cons: paperback (at least mine is), lacks good maps (but the World Atlas of Wine helps so have it handy)

The best Burgundy book for the general aspects of the region

Mr. Hanson's coverage of the producers is both shallow and too biased on his accidental trade relations. His appellations survey is as adequate as almost every other writer's. But his in-depth general chapter (which IMHO could and should be published as a 300 pages book of its own) is without parallel! Simply a must for any Burgundy lover and for anyone seriously interested in this intricate wine region.