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Author: Richard Mayson
ISBN: 9781908984173
Format: HB
Extent: 416 pp.
Price: £30
Publication: Available
Publisher: Infinite Ideas
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‘Richard Mayson is a champion of wine culture and a fresh authoritative voice in wine literature.’ Hugh Johnson
Port and the Douro is the first title in the Infinite Ideas Classic Wine Library. Written in an authoritative but entertaining manner by port expertRichard Mayson, this completely updated edition offers unparalleled insight into the world of port andDouro wines. From the history of viniculture inPortugal (the grape is thought to have been brought there by the Phoenicians) to the present day, this wonderful book offers the reader the inside story of these magnificent wines.
Mayson details the different styles of port, explains how they are made and by which producers. With vintage reports stretching back to 1896, an exploration of viticultural methods and an analysis of the leading quintas, Port and the Douro is an indispensable reference guide to the world’s greatest fortified wine.
Richard Mayson is an expert on port and Portuguese wines. He is the author of Portugal’s Wine and Winemakers and The Wines and Vineyards of Portugal and is a regular contributor to the Oxford Companion to Wine and Larousse Encyclopedia of Wine as well as to Decanter and Wine International.
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Author: Richard Mayson
ISBN: 9781908984173
Format: HB
Extent: 416 pp.
Price: £30
Publication: Available
Publisher: Infinite Ideas
|
‘Richard Mayson is a champion of wine culture and a fresh authoritative voice in wine literature.’ Hugh Johnson
Port and the Douro is the first title in the Infinite Ideas Classic Wine Library. Written in an authoritative but entertaining manner by port expertRichard Mayson, this completely updated edition offers unparalleled insight into the world of port andDouro wines. From the history of viniculture inPortugal (the grape is thought to have been brought there by the Phoenicians) to the present day, this wonderful book offers the reader the inside story of these magnificent wines.
Mayson details the different styles of port, explains how they are made and by which producers. With vintage reports stretching back to 1896, an exploration of viticultural methods and an analysis of the leading quintas, Port and the Douro is an indispensable reference guide to the world’s greatest fortified wine.
Richard Mayson is an expert on port and Portuguese wines. He is the author of Portugal’s Wine and Winemakers and The Wines and Vineyards of Portugal and is a regular contributor to the Oxford Companion to Wine and Larousse Encyclopedia of Wine as well as to Decanter and Wine International.
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Author: Richard Mayson
ISBN: 9781908984173
Format: HB
Extent: 416 pp.
Price: £30
Publication: Available
Publisher: Infinite Ideas
|
‘Richard Mayson is a champion of wine culture and a fresh authoritative voice in wine literature.’ Hugh Johnson
Port and the Douro is the first title in the Infinite Ideas Classic Wine Library. Written in an authoritative but entertaining manner by port expertRichard Mayson, this completely updated edition offers unparalleled insight into the world of port andDouro wines. From the history of viniculture inPortugal (the grape is thought to have been brought there by the Phoenicians) to the present day, this wonderful book offers the reader the inside story of these magnificent wines.
Mayson details the different styles of port, explains how they are made and by which producers. With vintage reports stretching back to 1896, an exploration of viticultural methods and an analysis of the leading quintas, Port and the Douro is an indispensable reference guide to the world’s greatest fortified wine.
Richard Mayson is an expert on port and Portuguese wines. He is the author of Portugal’s Wine and Winemakers and The Wines and Vineyards of Portugal and is a regular contributor to the Oxford Companion to Wine and Larousse Encyclopedia of Wine as well as to Decanter and Wine International.
