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Two new wine books caught my eye recently and I'm really keen to find out whether anyone has any feedback which will help me decide whether to buy them.
The first is Paul Strang's "Languedoc-Roussillon" (2nd edn, 2017) which I think came out at the fag end of last year. I do have his now somewhat outdated book on Southwest France, which was always considered the standard by which to judge others.
The second is Benjamin Lewin's 2018 book on Alsace. I have a couple of his self-published books, and I did like the way he covered some of the excellent, but possibly less well known, innovators in "Pinot Noir". But I worry whether he could possibly have his finger on the pulse of what is one of the fastest changing regions in France, especially the rise of the younger producers and the natural wine movement. It's a place where some of the larger old producers seem about as relevant to Alsace lovers now as Laurent-Perrier and De Venoge are to Champagne geeks.
Always hard to tell whether Winepagers read these books? Any comments useful. Thanks, DC.
The first is Paul Strang's "Languedoc-Roussillon" (2nd edn, 2017) which I think came out at the fag end of last year. I do have his now somewhat outdated book on Southwest France, which was always considered the standard by which to judge others.
The second is Benjamin Lewin's 2018 book on Alsace. I have a couple of his self-published books, and I did like the way he covered some of the excellent, but possibly less well known, innovators in "Pinot Noir". But I worry whether he could possibly have his finger on the pulse of what is one of the fastest changing regions in France, especially the rise of the younger producers and the natural wine movement. It's a place where some of the larger old producers seem about as relevant to Alsace lovers now as Laurent-Perrier and De Venoge are to Champagne geeks.
Always hard to tell whether Winepagers read these books? Any comments useful. Thanks, DC.