Gilbert & Gaillard Wine Guide 2012

Over the past 20 years The Gilbert & Gaillard Wine Guide has built a solid reputation in France. The reason it's so successful is simple: all the wines presented are tasted according to the same protocol, ensuring a rigorous and impartial selection. The samples that are sent by the producers are blind tasted by Gilbert & Gaillard and their team, in a quiet secluded setting (tasting room) and noted on a 100 point scale for the utmost accuracy. And no question of marathon tastings! There are never more than 10-15 samples per tasting in order to maintain fair judgement and analysis. There are 7,500 wines selected and rated and, in this new edition, a complete overview of Italian, Spanish and Californian vineyards with a selection of the best producers. Each wine growing region is represented along with a detailed map. Each and every appellation is closely analysed and commented on. The Gilbert & Gaillard Wine Guide is the essential guide to discovering French wines.