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Côte D'Or: A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy

Clive Coates M. W.

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The heart of Burgundy, the Côte D'Or, produces Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines that are unrivaled in their quality, intensity, and ability to age in the bottle. On this "golden slope" in eastern France, with its unique terrains and climats, grow the vines for some of the world's finest wines, among them such heralded names as Gevrey-Chambertin, Vo...more

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The Wines of Burgundy: Revised Edition

Clive Coates M.W.

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Ten years after the publication of the highly acclaimed, award-winning Côte D'Or: A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy, the "Bible of Burgundy," Clive Coates now offers this thoroughly revised and updated sequel. This long-awaited work details all the major vintages from 2006 back to 1959 and includes thousands of recent tasting notes of t...more

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Bordeaux: Mitchell Beazley Classic Wine Library

David Peppercorn

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Aimed at the wine trade, professionals, and serious consumers eager to delve deeper into the world’s classic wine regions, this is the benchmark guide to Bordeaux. It details everything they want to know: the growers, the châteaux, and the region’s world-famous reds and whites—as well as some of its lesser-known and up-and-coming names. �...more

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Christie's World Encyclopedia Of Champagne & Sparkling Wine

Tom Stevenson

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The first in-depth guide to sparkling wines of the world from Champagne to California, Italy to Australia and beyond. In time for the Millennium when Champagne is expected to dominate all celebrations and may even be in short supply! A fascinating first section describes the history of sparkling wine and proves beyond any doubt that it was the Engl...more

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World Encyclopedia of Champagne and Sparkling Wine, Revised and Updated Edition

Tom Stevenson

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The first in-depth guide to sparkling wines of the world from champagne to California, Italy to Australia and beyond. A facinating first section describes the history of sparkling wine and proves beyond any doubt that it was the English rather then the French who first produced a fizzy wine. The main body of the encylopedia is devoted to profiles o...more

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Sandrine's Paris: A Cultural History of the World's Most Romantic City

Sandrine Voillet

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From the Renaissance to the French Revolution, from the construction of the Eiffel Tower to Mitterand's Grands Projets, Paris has borne witness to extraordinary people and events over the centuries, resulting in an amazingly rich cultural history. Who better to explore the city's cultural past than art historian, cultural commentator and Parisian S...more

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Down and Out in Paris and London

George Orwell

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This unusual fictional account, in good part autobiographical, narrates without self-pity and often with humor the adventures of a penniless British writer among the down-and-out of two great cities. In the tales of both cities we learn some sobering Orwellian truths about poverty and society.

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Penguin Classics Tale Of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

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Relates the adventures of a young Englishman who gives his life during the French Revolution to save the husband of the woman he loves. Illustrated with drawings and maps depicting the period.

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The Woodlanders (Penguin Classics)

Thomas Hardy

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Giles Winterbourne and Grace Melbury were virtually promised to one another; now her father has other plans, forcing her marriage to Edred Fitzpiers. His philandering and poverty sour their marriage, and the woodman remains sunk in dogged devotion. The events that follow are echoed in the bewitching but pitiless cycle of the seasons, as the vi...more

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