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Geology and Wine
General links
on geology and wine
Wines from volcanoes
Geological wines
This is just a small selection of wines and wineries with geological names.
U.S.A.
France
I regularly give a talk on Geology
and Wine in Southern France to student geological societies and amateur
geology and other groups. The most recent talk and tasting was at a joint meeting
of the Warwickshire Geological Conservation group. Here is a list
of the wines we tasted in February 2020.
Beaujolais
Bordelais (Bordeaux region)
Bourgogne (Burgundy)
Languedoc-Roussillon
Rhône Valley
U.K.
South Africa
ANGLADE, P. 1990. Larousse
Wines and Vineyards of France. Ebury Press, London. A comprehensive encyclopaedia
of the grapes, wines and vineyards of France, including some information on
geology and soils.
POMEROL, C. (ed.). 1989.
The Wines and Winelands of France. Geological Journeys. Robertson McCarta, London.
Guided itineraries to the main vineyard areas, linked to the Guides Géologiques
Régionaux 'red guides' published by Masson.
WILSON, J.E. 1998. Terroir. The Role of Geology, Climate and Culture in the Making of French Wines. Well illustrated and interesting account of the influence of geology on winemaking, written by a petroleum geologist. Somewhat marred by frequent geological and geographical errors in the Languedoc chapter.
SUTHREN,
R.J., FOWLER, M.B. & GUION, P.D. 2006. Terroir, wine and geoscience
fieldwork education in Languedoc-Roussillon, southern France. In Macqueen,
R.W. and Meinert, L.D. (eds.): Fine Wine and Terroir, The Geoscience Perspective.
Geoscience Canada Reprint Series 9, 233-246.
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