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Rioja: The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide: A pocket guide to Rioja for the wine-interested tourist

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Rioja: The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide: A pocket guide to Rioja for the wine-interested tourist

Contributors:

By (Author) Fintan Kerr

ISBN:

9781917084505

Publisher:

ACADEMIE DU VIN LIBRARY LIMITED

Imprint:

ACADEMIE DU VIN LIBRARY LIMITED

Publication Date:

1st November 2024

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Wines

Dewey:

914.63540484

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

192

Dimensions:

Width 115mm, Height 178mm

Weight:

268g

Description

A handy and stylish pocket guide to Rioja, The Smart Travellers Wine Guide covers everything you need to know about Spains most famous wine region, its fascinating 150-year relationship with Bordeaux, the history of its great bodegas, the complex business of barrel ageing, the differences between modern and classic Rioja and where to find the best tapas in Rioja. This is a guide written by wine experts for the wine-interested tourist. Everything about this complex region is covered: the difference between Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa, wine routes to take you past architectural masterpieces like Frank Gehrys Marques de Riscal and Calatravas Bodegas Ysios. The Smart Travellers Wine Guide series is written in collaboration with Club Oenologique, with comprehensive listings of restaurants, hotels, cafs and bars, points of wider cultural interest such as art galleries and museums, which bodegas you can visit, how to read a Rioja wine list, Rioja winemakers favourite restaurants and more.

Author Bio

Fintan Kerr is a wine writer and educator based in Barcelona. He focuses on Spanish, Italian and French wines and organises regular tastings and courses in Barcelona, whilst also writing about the world of wine for timatkin.com and other prestigious journals. He can be found on X at @winecuentista or at winecuentista.com.

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