Beaujolais, the Complete Guide

The authors, an agricultural engineer and an oenophile, offer a passionate, refreshing and enticing ode to both the Beaujolais wine and the region in France that produces it. They have collected here a remarkable group of photographs, drawings and wine labels (some 200 color and 250 black-and-white), and poems and essays on such subjects as the region's history, topography, wine producers and winemaking processes that together impart the essence of Beaujolais. The result is not a weighty or pedantic work but a substantive, informative overview. This charming, oversize volume will be savored by wine lovers and Francophiles alike. (April 24)