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The Wines of Chablis (English) | Rosemary George MW

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And the Grand Auxerrois


De Rosemary George MW

Author
Rosemary George MW
Language
English 🇬🇧
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Description

Chablis has a distinct identity amongst the wines of Burgundy.The gently sloping vineyards of this small, scenic region produce a remarkably diverse range of wines, even though ail are made from just one variety - Chardonnay.
As in other parts of France, it was the Romans who introduced vines and the medieval Church which expanded the vineyard. By the twelfth century the wines of Chablis were already being celebrated in poetry. However, over the centuries a considerable amount of everyday wine also found its way via the river Yonne to the cafés of Paris. In its heyday of production towards the end of the nineteenth century the region encompassed 40,000 hectares of vines. But that was before phylloxera and oidium ravaged the vineyards and the railways brought competition from further south to the capital's wine drinkers.

From a low point of 500 hectares just after the Second World War, the vineyard has now expanded more than tenfold, and quality has increased too. Wines in the appellations four categories - grand cru, premier cru, Chablis and Petit Chablis - are created by vignerons keen to work with the terroir to produce the elegant, mineral, long-lived wines for which the region earned its reputation.To this end, ever greater care is being taken in the vineyards and the routine use of chemicals is becoming increasingly uncommon.

The region's history, unique sou, geography and climate are aIl covered in detail, but it is Rosemary George's lively and insightful profiles of those who make the region's wines that form the body of The wines of Chablis and the Grand Auxerrois. Through the lives of these vignerons - from the lows of disastrous weather to their love of the land - she paints a unique picture of much-admired region.

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9781908984494

Data sheet

Author
Rosemary George MW
Language
English 🇬🇧
Publisher
Academy of the Wine Library
Number of pages
350
Size:
15.5 x 23.3 x 2.7 cm
Date of publication
July 4, 2019