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Informationen zum Autor Serena Sutcliffe is a Master of Wine and an acknowledged authority on French wine. She is a senior director at Sotheby´s and heads its international Wine Department. She held the position of Chairman of the Institute of Masters of Wine from 1994 to 1995 and was elected to the Academie Internationale du Vin in 1993. Zusammenfassung Some of the most illustrious wines in the world come from Burgundy and Serena Sutcliffe provides professional insight into their complexities and diversity of flavours. The book provides information which should be of interest both to wine enthusiasts travelling to the region and those simply looking for advice on buying wines from this classic area. An introductory section examines the region and its wine! including the history! geography! wine-growing and winemaking techniques! and the classification system. Vintages from the last thirty years are described and advice is offered on which wines to keep. An A-Z listing by region of more than 600 Burgundy producers is cross-referenced to a detailed producer profile section that describes each of the five regions (Chablis! the Cote d´Or! Maconnais! the Cote Chalonnaise and Beaujolais) and the wine-growers and winemakers within them.
