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Description of Extremely Pale Rose: A Very French Adventure

A chance conversation with a Provençal vigneron leads to the most unlikely of quests - a hunt to find France's palest rosé.
Extremely Pale Rosé is a richly entertaining and informative account of the travels of Jamie, his wife Tanya and their ebullient friend Peter Swift, as they take up this challenge. Giving up their lives in London, they quickly discover an unfortunate truth - the French won't treat rosé or their quest seriously. Rosé is seen as a poor cousin to red and white wine, drunk largely as an aperitif or to wash away the taste of spicy food.

In bars, boulangeries and boucheries from Bordeaux to Bandol, Jamie, Tanya and Peter are recommended diverse vineyards to visit and as they travel they encounter the beginnings of a rosé revolution - French attitudes to pale pink wine appear to be changing, but is it too little too late to help them succeed in their quest?

Title Information

ISBN:

9780753822494

Pages:

352 pages

Format:

Paperback

Product Code:

246677

Publisher:

Phoenix

Published:

04/04/2007

Press and Industry Reviews

'a delightful read for anyone hooked on the food wine and glorious scenery of France.' - Yvonne Crittenden

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About James Ivey

Formerly a banker in London, Jamie Ivey elected to quit commuting and office life for a quest in France instead.

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