Ep 342: Jane Anson on her book "Inside Bordeaux", a fresh look at this classic region

<p>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 <a href= "https://winefornormalpeople.libsyn.com/ep-155-jane-anson-of-decanter-magazine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ep 155</a> and <a href= "https://winefornormalpeople.libsyn.com/ep-165-what-brexit-means-for-wine-with-jane-anson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ep 165</a>).</p> <p><img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/45638/inside-bordeaux-jane-anson-tile.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="185" /></p> <p>This year she launched her opus, <em><a href= "https://www.bbr.com/bbr-press/inside-bordeaux" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Inside Bordeaux</a>,</em> a must-have book that she took 3 years to research and write. It provides a comprehensive look at the region’s true strengths – it’s terroir, farming, grapes, and land, rather than pretty buildings and rich people.</p> <p> </p> <p>The book came out in May and was published by UK merchant <a href= "https://www.bbr.com/bbr-press/inside-bordeaux" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Berry & Bros & Rudd</a> and you can find it at specialty retailers all over the world (<a href= "https://www.bbr.com/bbr-press/inside-bordeaux" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click this link to learn where</a>).</p> <p> </p> <p>Here are the topics we cover in the show:</p> <ul> <li>Jane discusses the background of <a href= "https://www.bbr.com/bbr-press/inside-bordeaux" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the book</a>, 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.<br /> <br /> <br /></li> <li>We have a very honest conversation about how Bordeaux has strayed from its farming and agricultural roots – 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.<br /> <br /> <br