Burton, Neel. The Concise Guide to Wine and Blind Tasting. 2nd ed. Acheron Press, 2016.
Provence/Bandol, Languedoc-Roussillon, Cahors, Madiran, Jurancon and Bergerac are profiled through climate, varieties, blends and styles. Madiran illustrates the target-dependent role of Cabernet Sauvignon as a relative softening component beside Tannat; IGP examples illustrate that formal classification and quality judgement are not identical.
Neel Burton, The Concise Guide to Wine and Blind Tasting, 2nd ed. (Acheron Press, 2016), supplied PDF positions 153–156.
Neel Burton, The Concise Guide to Wine and Blind Tasting, 2nd ed. (Acheron Press, 2016), supplied PDF positions 153–156.
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Burton, Concise Guide, PDF 153–156.
Other French regions broaden the catalogue beyond flagship appellations
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Neel Burton, The Concise Guide to Wine and Blind Tasting, 2nd ed. (Acheron Press, 2016), supplied PDF positions 153–156.
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Burton, Neel. The Concise Guide to Wine and Blind Tasting. 2nd ed. Acheron Press, 2016.
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Provence/Bandol, Languedoc-Roussillon, Cahors, Madiran, Jurancon and Bergerac are profiled through climate, varieties, blends and styles. Madiran illustrates the target-dependent role of Cabernet Sauvignon as a relative softening component beside Tannat; IGP examples illustrate that formal classification and quality judgement are not identical.
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Do not treat a 'softener' as an intrinsic role of a grape or whiskey. Historical royal anecdotes and etymologies are unverified leads; micro-oxygenation is a wine-making example, not a recommended consumer whiskey intervention. Legal composition and rankings are source-dated.
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