Languedoc Roussillon: The Wines and Winemakers - Softcover

Paul Strang; Jason Shenai

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1526207087 ISBN 13: 9781526207081

Publisher: Edition Peters, 2017

Synopsis

First published to acclaim in 2002 this is an entirely revised and updated account of the whole area. It is still the only English language print book covering both Languedoc and Roussillon. It describes nearly 700 growers, and includes

· full growers names, addresses, telephone email and website details, GPS where available

·lavishly illustrated with more than 120 specially commissioned photographs in colour and black and white.

· cellar opening hours including advice where prior appointment advisable

· an assessment of the standing of each grower

· details of bio/biodynamic certification

· an indication of the public retail price of each wine described

· 18 detailed maps showing the location of each grower as well as an overall map of the whole region; and

· photo-portraits of selected growers and the landscapes of the area by the distinguished photographer Jason Shenai.

This is a book which no serious wine-lover or tourist visiting any part of this beautiful region should be without; or it can just be enjoyed by the fireside with a good glass in hand. Equally indispensable to wine-trade professionals.

Of the book Hugh Johnson OBE writes and can be quoted:

Paul Strang has been a main driver of the renaissance of South West France. This new edition confirms the coming-of age of Languedoc-Roussillon as France's new fine wine region, a work of reference and a beautiful volume that wouldn't have been possible even five years ago, or without the combination of Paul's research and Jason's painterly eye. It's already led me to brilliant wines I've never met before.

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Review:

'Best in the World' in the French wine category at the 2019 Gourmand Awards in Macao "Paul Strang has been a main driver of the renaissance of South West France. This new edition confirms the coming-of age of Languedoc-Roussillon as France's new fine wine region, a work of reference and a beautiful volume that wouldn't have been possible even five years ago, or without the combination of Paul's research and Jason's painterly eye. It's already led me to brilliant wines I've never met before." Hugh Johnson OBE "Strang's book remains the finest reference to this dynamic wine region, and a compelling argument for Languedoc Roussillon as the source of some of France's greatest values for terroir-driven wines today." Jamal Rayyis, Wine & Spirits "Invest in Paul Strang's book (beautifully illustrated with photos by Jason Shenai): if it leads you to just a handful of Languedoc Roussillon's best winemakers, it will have repaid your investment many times over." Bill Knott, The Oldie "In a large format with attractive photography and useful maps, this is a very useful directory to the producers of this vast and diverse region." Amanda Barnes, Circle of Wine Writers

About the Author:

Paul Strang is a lover of Southern France and its wines. After many gruelling, painstaking years of hard labour talking to the growers, eating and drinking in the Languedoc, he recently produced a completely revised bible of their wines entitled 'Languedoc Roussillon - The Wines and Winemakers' to add to his range of books on the area. Amongst his other talents, Paul was also the lawyer to The Wine Society when the wine stocks were moved from the cellars beneath the London Palladium to the new warehouse in Stevenage under the aegis of Edmund Penning-Rowsell. He also recalls the first computer system that The Wine Society installed and the ensuing interesting events.

About this edition

• Publisher: Edition Peters
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1526207087
• ISBN 13: 9781526207081
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 303