The Essentials of Bordeaux Wines | Sophie Brissaud

What enthusiasts often appreciate in wine is not just its taste and the pleasure it provides, but also the entire art of living that accompanies it and the values it transmet.Considered worldwide as the capital of wine civilization, Bordeaux perfectly illustrates this symbiosis between an ancestral history, an authentic art of living, and the finesse of its wines. Part guide, part documentary, this book offers amateurs, beginners, and simply the curious all the keys to best appreciate the richness of Bordeaux wines: discovery of wine estates, knowledge of crus, terroirs, and grape varieties, initiation into the art of blending to the rules of tasting and the best gourmet pairings. As a showcase of the excellence of Bordeaux wines, the Bordeaux Wine School offers training for both individuals and professionals, ranging from initiation to advanced courses. Each course is a fun journey including tastings, practical exercises, and property visits. Since 2006, the Bordeaux Wine School has also been present internationally with a specific program for foreign trainers and now has 36 schools abroad (USA, Canada, Great Britain, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Singapore, Hong Kong, etc.). With the collaboration of Sophie Brissaud, a writer-journalist specializing in cuisine and wines, she has written around twenty books on subjects related to wines or gastronomy, alone or with chefs, and has notably collaborated on the book Wines and Desserts with Olivier Poussier (World's Best Sommelier 2001) published by Solar, Chef, the wine! for Cyril Lignac, with the collaboration of Jérôme Moreau, sommelier at the Crillon (Paris) published by Hachette, Grands Crus classés, Grands Chefs étoilés published by La Martinière.