Opus Vino: More Than 4,000 of the World's Greatest Wineries and Their WinesThe techniques and research that have led the world's winemaking revolution have been transported around the globe, pushing boundaries in every region. An expansive new reference is needed to embrace these changes. |
Contents
Authors 6 | |
Introduction 10 | |
North America 14 | |
California 16 | |
Napa Valley and Carneros 18 | |
Sonoma and Marin 40 | |
Mendocino and Lake Counties 62 | |
Central Coast 70 | |
Roussillon 468 | |
Provence and Corsica 472 | |
Jura and Savoie 480 | |
Vins de Pays 482 | |
Italy 486 | |
Northwest Italy 488 | |
Northeast Italy 504 | |
Central Italy 516 | |
Southern California 86 | |
Inland California 88 | |
Pacific Northwest 92 | |
Washington 94 | |
Oregon 102 | |
New York and New England 110 | |
MidAtlantic and the South 116 | |
US Heartland 120 | |
Canada 124 | |
West Canada 126 | |
East Canada 131 | |
Mexico 136 | |
South America 138 | |
Chile 140 | |
Argentina 150 | |
Brazil 157 | |
Uruguay 160 | |
Portugal 162 | |
Douro 164 | |
Port 173 | |
Best of the Rest of Portugal 176 | |
Spain 186 | |
Rioja 188 | |
Navarra 200 | |
Castilla y Leon 204 | |
Catalonia 216 | |
Cava 228 | |
Green Spain 232 | |
Best of the Rest of Spain 238 | |
Sherry 248 | |
France 250 | |
Bordeaux 252 | |
Medoc 254 | |
StEstephe 261 | |
Pauillac 268 | |
StJulien 274 | |
Margaux 280 | |
Graves and PessacLeognan 287 | |
Sauternes 294 | |
StEmilion 300 | |
Pomerol 314 | |
Rest of Bordeaux 322 | |
Burgundy 330 | |
Chablis 332 | |
Cote de Nuits 336 | |
Cote de Beaune 348 | |
Cote Chalonnaise 366 | |
Maconnais 370 | |
Beaujolais 374 | |
Champagne 378 | |
Southwest France 400 | |
Loire Valley 411 | |
Alsace 426 | |
Northern Rhone 430 | |
Southern Rhone 443 | |
Languedoc 458 | |
Tuscany 523 | |
Southern Italy and the Islands 542 | |
Germany 556 | |
Mosel 558 | |
Rheingau 568 | |
Nahe 573 | |
Ahr and Mittelrhein 576 | |
Rheinhessen 578 | |
Pfalz 582 | |
Franken 587 | |
Baden and Wurttemberg 590 | |
SaaleUnstrut and Sachsen 598 | |
Austria 600 | |
Lower Austria 602 | |
Burgenland 610 | |
Styria 614 | |
Rest of Northern Europe 616 | |
Switzerland 618 | |
England and Wales 622 | |
Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg 627 | |
Central and Southeastern Europe 630 | |
Czech Republic and Slovakia 632 | |
Slovenia 633 | |
Hungary 634 | |
Croatia 638 | |
Ukraine 639 | |
Moldova 640 | |
Romania 641 | |
Bulgaria 642 | |
Russia 644 | |
Georgia 645 | |
Greece 646 | |
Cyprus 650 | |
Turkey 651 | |
North Africa and the Middle East 652 | |
North Africa 654 | |
Israel 656 | |
Lebanon 658 | |
South Africa 660 | |
Asia 674 | |
India 676 | |
China 679 | |
Japan 682 | |
Australia 684 | |
New South Wales 686 | |
Victoria and Tasmania 694 | |
South Australia 708 | |
Western Australia 724 | |
Queensland 730 | |
New Zealand 732 | |
North Island 734 | |
South Island 744 | |
Glossary 754 | |
Acknowledgments 800 | |
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