The New French Wine [Two-Book Boxed Set]: Redefining the World's Greatest Wine Culture - Hardcover

by Jon Bonné (Author)

JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE - IACP AWARD FINALIST - The first definitive guide to contemporary French wines and producers in a deluxe two-book package, from a two-time James Beard Award winner

A WASHINGTON POST BEST WINE BOOK OF THE YEAR

This comprehensive and authoritative resource takes readers on a tour through every wine region of France, featuring some 800 producers and more than 7,000 wines, plus evocative photography and maps, as well as the incisive narrative and compelling storytelling that has earned Jon Bonn? accolades and legions of fans in the wine world. Packaged in a deluxe slip case and Built upon eight years of research, The New French Wine is a one-of-a-kind book set exploring the world's most popular wine region. First, examine the land through a thoroughly reported narrative overview of each region--the soil and geography, the distinctive traditions and contemporary changes. Then turn to the second book, which is a comprehensive reference guide to the producers and their wines, similarly detailed by region. From Burgundy to Bordeaux and everywhere in between, this is sure to be the resource on modern French wine for decades to come.

Author Biography

Jon Bonné is one of the leading American voices on wine and food. Currently the managing editor of Resy, he previously spent nearly a decade as the wine editor and chief wine critic of the San Francisco Chronicle, and served as the lifestyle editor and wine columnist for MSNBC, the U.S. columnist for Decanter magazine, and the wine consultant for JetBlue Airways. His work has earned him three Roederer Awards--the most ever won by an American, including for his groundbreaking book The New California Wine--and has been recognized by the James Beard Foundation nearly a dozen times.