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Languedoc-Roussillon is hot. It’s enjoying a renaissance in popularity and producing some of the best quality and best-priced wines around.
Author Paul Strang has written a comprehensive guide on this southeast area of France – one of the world’s largest wine regions - bordered by Provence, the Mediterranean and Spain. Part history book, part atlas, Languedoc-Roussillon is all about the grapes and the people who grow them and make them into wine. It’s a journey that takes you into the countryside and offers an in-depth view of the land, the people and the wines.
Traveling from region to region, Strang puts you in the picture. You’ll meet the growers and winemakers – over 160 of them - and discover which are the most sought after wines and which ones could be the next big hitters on the world stage. Local grape varieties and winemaking methods are profiled and detailed maps identify rivers, roads, wine towns and wineries. Packed with masterful colour photographs of the countryside and vineyards, the growers and winemakers are portrayed in black and white, adding a remarkable intimacy.
Strang is a resident of the area and it shows in this insider’s guide, Languedoc-Roussillon: The Wines & Winemakers that is destined to be the authority on the region. Once you’ve explored the book, exploring the region and tasting the wines is next. Bon voyage.
Reviewed by Judith Lane, wine writer | 
