The Bettane & Desseauve Guide 2026: The Best Wines (French Edition) by Michel Bettane & Thierry Desseauve

The Bettane & Desseauve Guide 2026: the best wines is the reference book for all wine enthusiasts, whether they are curious amateurs or demanding professionals.
Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve, two major figures in wine criticism, are joined each year by a team of experts to provide a comprehensive and updated overview of the vineyard.

A rigorous and independent selection

For over twenty years, the Bettane & Desseauve Guide has been highlighting the greatest wines, the best deals to discover, the essential estates as well as the emerging producers. Each vintage is tasted with high standards to ensure the reader receives reliable and transparent information.

Highlights of the 2026 edition

• More selections: extensive coverage of French and international wine regions.

• The great wines and good deals: an opportunity to discover exceptional bottles as well as accessible gems.

• The stars and safe bets: recognition of established estates.

• Producers to follow and new talents: an opening to creativity and innovation in the wine world.

• The geniuses of the year: an exclusive list of standout personalities.

• Portraits and meetings: to give a human face to the wine world.

• Unique discoveries: each region offers its share of surprises.

A guide designed for everyone

Practical, comprehensive, and richly illustrated, this guide is a true compass for selecting wines. It is intended for:

• the wine professionals (storekeepers, sommeliers, restaurateurs) looking for reliable benchmarks,

• the enlightened amateurs eager to follow the news of the estates,

• the curious wishing to explore the diversity of the vineyard and enrich their cellar.

The authors

• Michel Bettane: renowned wine critic, former professor of classical literature, he is now a leading figure in the wine world.

• Thierry Desseauve: former editor-in-chief of La Revue du vin de France, journalist, and author, he shares with Bettane a passionate and demanding vision of wine.
  Together, they have been publishing this guide for over twenty years and organizing prestigious events such as the Grand Tasting in Paris.

Characteristics of the Book

• Type of Book: Wine Guide

• Title: The Bettane & Desseauve Guide 2026: The Best Wines

• Authors: Michel Bettane & Thierry Desseauve

• Format: Hardcover

• Publisher: Flammarion

• Collection: Wines and Others

• Publication Date: September 3, 2025

• EAN13: 9782080469236

• ISBN: 978-2-08-046923-6

• Number of Pages: 360

• Dimensions: 28.6 x 21.8 x 3.5 cm

• Weight: 1710 g

• Language: French