Vintage France: Adventures Along the French Wine Route

Set against the panorama of some of the worlds greatest vineyards restaurants and attractions Vintage France splendidly presents the regions grandeur emphasizing the details and nuances of the lives intertwined with each. Vintage France chronicles the authors encounters with French history cuisine culture and people during his travels through Champagne Alsace Burgundy the Loire Bordeaux Lyon and Paris anecdotally detailing events and characters from various French villages and regions while poking good-natured fun at Tanners own foibles during his journeys. . Vintage France takes the reader along for the journey introducing the sights sounds fragrances and flavors of France in delectable detail with wine as a common theme whether meeting a world famous winemaker exploring a wine village attending a wine festival lending a hand with the wine harvest or describing the impact of a single incredible bottle of Le Montrachet shared with French friends. Each chapter of Vintage France is a testimonial through the authors own eyes to the incredible warmth and generosity of the French people that he and his wife encountered as they traveled through the countrys wine regions and also contains innumerable helpful hints for anyone planning a trip to France.