| The Finest Wines of California: A Regional Guide to the Best Producers and Their Wines Volume 4 Contributor(s): Brook, Stephen (Author), Johnson, Hugh (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0520266587 ISBN-13: 9780520266582 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Cooking | Beverages - Alcoholic- General - Cooking | Regional & Ethnic - American - California Style |
| Dewey: 641.220 |
| LCCN: 2010931618 |
| Series: Fine Wine Editions |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6.57" W x 8.85" (1.97 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Unconstrained by tradition or viticultural regulation, California winemakers enjoy a freedom that has resulted in a remarkable range of world-class wines. Beautifully illustrated with original photographs and detailed color maps, this guide introduces California wine by exploring the best that the state has to offer --from lush Sonoma Chardonnay to spicy Santa Barbara Syrah to heady Amador Zinfandel. At the heart of the book, award-winning wine writer Stephen Brook offers 90 intimate profiles of top producers--from Napa and Sonoma to the North and Central coasts, the Sierra foothills, and beyond. Brook also includes general information on California wine history, wine culture, grape varieties, and more. Throughout, he searches for the characteristics that make California wine distinctive despite its tremendous diversity--and finds the answer in the state's unusual climate, especially the shifting interplay between fog and sun, as well as a lively and constant questioning of received ideas about viticulture, vine age, terroir, and winemaking techniques, all of which have helped winemakers to create complexity, individuality, and nuance in their wines. |