Wine is more than taste, smell, and appearance-it is a reflection of a place and its people. Why is Bordeaux
a great place for red wines? Why do some places produce Rieslings and others produce Chardonnay? In a fun and fascinating
examination of terroir (the French word for the geography of a vineyard), Professor Brain Sommers takes connoisseurs-and
potential connoisseurs-on a tour of wine regions and explains the principles geographers use to understand the
critical factors that make up the "wine character" of a place. From the Loire Valley to Napa Valley,
Madeira to South Africa, Australia to Chile, The Geography of Wine is an entertaining and informative introduction
to viticulture for worldly wine lovers everywhere.