Lollie Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Aside from the Hachette guide, which is a little too expensive, is there any guides to french wine books on the market? I would just like to get an idea of which to drink now, which to buy and lay down, which is a good year etc. Most that I have found seem to be from before 2003, I would like to know if there are any recent wines to buy an d lay down.Lollie 44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Handy, I was looking at this site only the other day.http://www.topfrenchwines.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I find the Sotherbys guide the best for this, it has an extensive reference to the French regions and lists individual producers with a guide to when they should be drunk. It is not cheap, but is first class.RegardsSimon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 My Southerby's guide is a bit out of date now but agree, it is excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Department71 Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 My other half used to buy me Hugh Johnsons pocket wine guide as a xmas pressy a few years back. It gave the good vintage years on different areas of France etc. and other information like what wine to drink with certain meals. It can be obtained on Amazon for 6 pounds odd. Well worth the moneyHappy drinkingSteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonrouge Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Of course one could always go on line to Parker in the States. However with the difference now between the £ and the euro I am finding that my first choice wines from the Rhone are now expensive and the prices have rocketed this year.Also go on line to Lay and Wheeler and Tanners in the UK and see what they are suggesting. However I would be wary in this climate in putting lots of money with non recognised agents. Lay and Wheeler and Tanners have been around for hundreds of years but I bet its tough for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chessfou Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Some good suggestions on this thread ... if you were in the UK.Since you are in La Baule, why not pop along to one of your local cavistes?RvF (La Revue du Vin de France - possibly the best mag, certainly better than Decanter has become) list 5 worthwhile establishments.None of them gets a coup de coeur but just being listed is a strong recommendation. I would guess that th 2 most likely are:Canavin, 18 avenue du Marché (for range - 1400 lines)&La Cave en sous-sol, 49 avenue Louis-Lajarrige (with cours ou club de dégustation & 700 lines and something of a whisky specialist as well).I don't doubt that either one will give you superb advice and, of course, it will apply to what you have available locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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