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In this show award-winning writer, the foremost authority on Bordeaux, and one of the nicest, most talented people in wine, Jane Anson returns to the show (she was also in Ep 155 and Ep 165).

This year she launched her opus, Inside Bordeaux, a must-have book that she took 3 years to research and write. It provides a comprehensive look at the region\\u2019s true strengths \\u2013 it\\u2019s terroir, farming, grapes, and land, rather than pretty buildings and rich people.

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The book came out in May and was published by UK merchant\\xa0Berry & Bros & Rudd and you can find it at specialty retailers all over the world (click this link to learn where).

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Here are the topics we cover in the show:

• Jane discusses the background of the book, how she did the research, and some of the great stories she uncovered in her time exploring Bordeaux and looking at it through a different lens.
  
  
  
• We have a very honest conversation about how Bordeaux has strayed from its farming and agricultural roots \\u2013 how this has been good, and less good -- and talk about some ideas on what needs to change to create a shift from glitz to substance and land.
  
  
  
• Jane tells us about some of the best appellations that are less well-known, how to use the book to figure out wines that will overdeliver for the price based on where they are grown, and the regions she thinks are most emblematic of the quality of Bordeaux on both banks (you\\u2019ll have to listen for her suggestions!).
  
  
  
• We discuss one of the most amazing features of the book \\u2013 extensive fold-out soil and land maps created with scientist Cornelis van Leeuwen. We talk about how they were created, and the value of having terroir matched up with chateaux so you can make assessments about what style a place produces based on its soil.

• Jane gets us up to date on the climate challenges in Bordeaux and the innovative ways people are working with the land to overcome what Mother Nature doles out.

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If you love Bordeaux and want to learn more this book MUST be on your shelf!

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Links to things Jane mentions in the show:

• The story on Namratha Prashanth, the Indian entrepreneur on her new Bordeaux wine Solicantus
• Ch\\xe2teau de la Vieille Tour is the ch\\xe2teau with a microbrewery
• A link again to where to get Inside Bordeaux

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I hope to see you in my live online wine classes. Register here:\\xa0www.winefornormalpeople.com/classes\\xa0

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