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Author Pitte, Jean-Robert, 1949-

Title Bordeaux/Burgundy : a vintage rivalry / Jean-Robert Pitte ; translated by M.B. DeBevoise.

Publication Info. Berkeley : University of California Press, [2008]
©2008

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Description 1 online resource : maps
text file
Note Translated from French.
Originally published: Paris : Éditions Hachette Littératures, 2005.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Weighing the evidence -- Markets and consumers -- The physical environment -- Incomparable wines -- Conclusion: farewell to parochialism.
Summary Explores the land, people, and wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy. This title presents an account of a tapestry of terroir, history, culture, and economics from Roman to modern times. It delves into the key role played by medieval monks, dukes, and peasant vignerons in building their respective reputations.
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Language Translated from the French.
Subject Wine and wine making -- France -- Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) -- History.
Wine and wine making.
France -- Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine)
History.
Wine and wine making -- France -- Burgundy -- History.
France -- Burgundy.
Viticulture -- France -- Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine)
Viticulture.
Viticulture -- France -- Burgundy.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Title Bordeaux/Bourgogne. English
Other Form: Print version: 9780520249400
ISBN 9780520933316 electronic book
0520933311 electronic book
9780520249400 cloth alkaline paper
0520249402 cloth alkaline paper
1282359142
9781282359147