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Port and the Douro
Author(s): Richard Mayson Louis Roederer International Wine Feature Writer of the Year 2015 (Author)
- Publisher: Infinite Ideas Limited
- Publication Date: 12 Nov. 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 320 pages
- ISBN-10: 1908984171
- ISBN-13: 9781908984173
Book Description
Port and the Douro is the first title in the Infinite Ideas Classic Wine Library. Written in an authoritative but entertaining manner by port expert Richard Mayson, this completely updated edition offers unparalleled insight into the world of port and Douro wines. From the history of viniculture in Portugal (the grape is thought to have been brought there by the Phoenicians) to the present day, this wonderful book offers the reader the inside story of these magnificent wines. Mayson details the different styles of port, explains how they are made and by which producers. With vintage reports stretching back to 1896, an exploration of viticultural methods and an analysis of the leading quintas, Port and the Douro is an indispensable reference guide to the world s greatest fortified wine.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Richard Mayson is a champion of wine culture and a fresh authoritative voice in wine literature. –Hugh Johnson
About the Author
Richard Mayson is an award-winning wine writer and an authority on Portuguese wine. A lecturer and consultant, he writes for Decanter and The World of Fine Wine and is a contributor to the Oxford Companion to Wine, the Larousse Encyclopedia of Wine and the World Atlas of Wine. His books include Port and the Douro, Madeira: The islands and their wines and The wines of Portugal. He is Chair of the Decanter World Wine Awards for Port and Madeira Wine.
