Bordeaux: The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide

Georgie Hindle is the Bordeaux correspondent for Decanter magazine and editor of Decanter Premium. She joined Decanter as deputy online editor in 2011; over the next decade she travelled regularly to Bordeaux, in 2019 becoming regional editor for France, overseeing Decanter's global fine wine content. She moved to France in 2021.

• Foreword 8Map of Bordeaux 10Introduction 12History 14Bordeaux’s classification systems 28The en primeur system 36Geography 38The communes and their wines 48The grapes 70How to read a Bordeaux label 80Visiting Bordeaux 82The towns and villages 90Wine routes 102The Guide 116Châteaux tours and tastings 118The best châteaux restaurants 138Where to dine out in Bordeaux 14410 top wine bars and bistros in Bordeaux 153Staying in a Bordeaux château 160Where to eat and drink in St-Emilion 167Five of the best Bordeaux wine shops 173Bordeaux’s greatest wines 180Glossary 190Further reading 192Index 194Acknowledgements 198

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