The Wines of Chile

by Peter Richards

Overview

Region by region, award-winning writer, Peter Richards takes us through all of Chile's many winemaking areas. Starting with the history of Chile and its wine industry, the work includes details on the country's diversity of terroirs, the range of wine styles available, and the variety of winemaking techniques in use, plus a topical discussion of recent developments. Full details of all the leading producers and their top wines form the core of this book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845336189
Publisher:	Octopus
Publication date:	11/16/2006
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Peter Richards began his love affair with wine as a journalist in Chile, spending six months touring 100 or so wineries, before returning to the UK and winning Webster's Young Wine Writer Award in 2001 - for an article on Chile. His first book, Wineries with Style (Mitchell Beazley), won the Gourmand Award for Best Wine Tourism/Atlas in 2004. A regular visitor to South America, Richards' expertise on Chile is much in demand, his writing features regularly in newspapers and wine magazines including Decanter, and his website, www.winedevinity.com, serves as a lively introduction to the world of wine.