Tour France's 'La Champagne' - the region. Enjoy 'le champagne' - the wine.
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The independent
traveller’s guide
to Champagne:
the region and its wine
A trip to Champagne would be nice,
Go once and you’ll want to go twice;
The countryside’s fine,
The wine is divine,
And the people are awfully nice.
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Bibliography is a pretentious word that simply means other books on the subject.
We have divided choices into two - books you Must Have On Voyage, and for those seeking to learn more about le champagne, Should Have on Voyage.
Must Have on Voyage...
Good French dictionary.
Michelin Le Guide Rouge (Red Guide) to hotels and restaurants. Always have the current edition.
Michelin maps of the regions to be visited, or current Tourist & Motoring Atlas of France.
Gault Millau Guide. An idiosyncratically written guide to restaurants and hotels, but you will need to have pretty good French to appreciate it. Again make sure that it is the current edition.
Should Have on Voyage...
Hachette French Wine Guide, English edition. An informative guide to some 9,000 of the best wines in France - the sommeliers’ (wine-waiters’) `bible’.
LexiWine/LexiVin. A pocket book-sized English/French and French/English dictionary of over
5,000 technical and commercial wine words and phrases.
Tom Stevenson's Encyclopaedia of Champagne and Sparkling Wine. Simply, the best book on the subject.
And, of course you ought to have Philippe’s guide to Champagne, shouldn’t you?
You can buy it here.
Also you can check out an online magazine www.winetourisminfrance.com, the first dedicated wine tourism site in France. It features wine routes, must-see wineries, auctions, visiting cellars, wine bars, winecourses, vineyard festivals and concerts, wine craft museums, restaurants with inspiring wine lists. Read reports and views on France’s wine regions, vineyards and grapes, penned by leading wine writers. And the general site: www.winewriting.com
We have divided choices into two -
Must Have on Voyage...
Good French dictionary.
Michelin Le Guide Rouge (Red Guide) to hotels and restaurants. Always have the current edition.
Michelin maps of the regions to be visited, or current Tourist & Motoring Atlas of France.
Gault Millau Guide. An idiosyncratically written guide to restaurants and hotels, but you will need to have pretty good French to appreciate it. Again make sure that it is the current edition.
Should Have on Voyage...
Hachette French Wine Guide, English edition. An informative guide to some 9,000 of the best wines in France -
Tom Stevenson's Encyclopaedia of Champagne and Sparkling Wine. Simply, the best book on the subject.
And, of course you ought to have Philippe’s guide to Champagne, shouldn’t you?
You can buy it here.
Also you can check out an online magazine www.winetourisminfrance.com, the first dedicated wine tourism site in France. It features wine routes, must-
