Inside Bordeaux by Jane Anson SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR

Inside Bordeaux by Jane Anson, signed by the author, is the most detailed modern reference on the wines and terroir of Bordeaux.

Decanter called Anson the world's most informed expert on the region, and she has lived and worked there for nearly twenty years. The book runs past 700 pages, covering 20 appellations with history, styles, facts and figures, and around 800 properties, including the often-ignored corners of Fronsac, Lalande-de-Pomerol, Castillon, Francs, Bourg and Blaye. Its real focus, though, is soil and climate: Anson set out to assess Bordeaux the way Burgundy, Barolo and the northern Rhone are assessed, plot by plot, with newly commissioned terroir research and maps of alarming detail. This copy has been signed by the author.

It suits serious Bordeaux drinkers, buyers and sommeliers, and it functions as both a reference to keep at hand and a book to read through. The signature makes it a gift for someone whose shelf already holds the standard titles.