Product Description: In this tour of the Bordeaux chateaux, internationally renowned wine expert Michel Dovaz tells the story of this legendary wine region, blessed with magical soil. This splendidly photographed volume presents the fascinating history of the many châteaux that have been operating continuously since the seventeenth century, and presents an essential catalog featuring the wines of 125 châteaux, complete with tasting notes for recent vintages...read more

Product Description: Great wines captivate the world. Which are they, where do they come from, why are they rare? Who or what defines the great vintage years? Looking back through the 20th century, this book identifies the finest wines and recounts how they came about...read more

Product Description: This work is devoted to Chateau Latour, one of the oldest and most prestigious vineyard estates in France. Its often tumultuous history dates as far back as the 14th century, and the chateau's international renown to the 18th century when it became popular among the northern European aristocracy and discerning British amateurs...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: With a history spanning centuries, the Bordeaux region ranks as perhaps the premier wine-making area in the world. But as Michel Dovaz makes dear in his tour of les chateaux Bordeaux, the true story of this legendary wine begins eons ago, when the earth itself took shape and blessed one part of France with a magical soil...read more

Explains how wine is made, surveys the major wine producing regions of the world, and discusses the characteristics of the various types of wines

Product Description: Encyclopedia of the Great Wines of Bordeaux [Hardcover] [Jun 01, 1981] Dovaz, Michel