Despite competition from the New World, French wine is still the most highly regarded in the world. Eight hundred French experts have put 28,000 wines through the most rigorous of tests, a blind tasting. The result is a unique guide to the very best French wines, with tasting notes, addresses, plus the following information per wine: year of wine tasted, quality of wine, kind of wine, price, price/quality ratio, best/exceptional years, to drink/to keep/ to keep a little then drink. Information not available in other guides includes: matured in barrel or tank, number of bottles produced, address/email address/name of proprietor, area cultivated, thermo-regulation, tasting on site, sales on site. Also included is a comprehensive and invaluable practical section - from how to read the label, the differing bottle and glass shapes to pairing wine with food and keeping a cellar.
