The New France
A complete guide to contemporary French wine
Andrew Jefford
Published by Mitchell Beazley
First edition 2002
ISBN 9781840004106
If you ever get the opportunity to taste with English wine writer Andrew Jefford, drop everything and go. I was fortunate enough to be on a press trip to Lebanon with him in 2016. Rather than ask questions to clarify a detail or to show off their knowledge, like some fellow professionals, Jefford’s approach was more like a Socratic dialogue, a series of questions leading to a revelation.
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