Terroir · Slope sections
Under the vines
Every slope in the book, cut open from top to bottom: the rock, the soil over it, and the wines that grow there.
Burgundy
- Marsannay: scree, oolite and the first faultCôte de Nuits · Section through Marsannay
- Gevrey-Chambertin: down through the grands crusCôte de Nuits · Section through Chambertin
- Chambolle-Musigny: limestone, and the fan of the Combe AmbinCôte de Nuits · Section through Chambolle-Musigny
- Nuits-Saint-Georges, the Vosne sideCôte de Nuits · Section through northern Nuits-Saint-Georges
- Savigny to Corton: two slopes and a hillCôte de Beaune · Section across Savigny to Corton-Charlemagne
- Beaune and Pommard: the long slope south of townCôte de Beaune · Section through southern Beaune
- Volnay: from the plateau to the plainCôte de Beaune · Section through Volnay
- Meursault: Narvaux, Genevrières, CharmesCôte de Beaune · Section through Meursault
- Saint-Aubin to Puligny: over the Montrachet hillCôte de Beaune · Section from Saint-Aubin over the hill to Puligny
- Santenay: where the Côte breaks upCôte de Beaune · Section through Santenay
- Chablis: Kimmeridgian slopes, Portlandian topsChablis · Section across the Serein
- Irancy: a sheltered bowl above the YonneAuxerrois · Section through Irancy
- Mercurey: broken hills, three heightsCôte Chalonnaise · Section through Mercurey
- Pouilly-Fuissé: tilted blocks under the Roche de SolutréMâconnais · Section from the Roche de Solutré to Fuissé
Champagne
- Montagne de Reims: over the hill, north to southMontagne de Reims · Section from Ludes to Bouzy
- Vallée de l'Ardre: Meunier on the Tertiary claysVallée de la Marne · Section across the Ardre at Chaumuzy
- Côte des Blancs: chalk at the surfaceCôte des Blancs · Section through Oger
- Côte des Bar: Champagne on Chablis stoneCôte des Bar · Section across the Seine and the Ource
France
- Alsace: across the fault field at RiquewihrAlsace · Section through Riquewihr and Beblenheim
- Alsace: the limestone south of ColmarAlsace · Section through Pfaffenheim
- Jura: grey marl under the cliffJura · Section through Ménétru-le-Vignoble
- Sancerre: three soils on one walkLoire · Section from Crézancy to the Loire
- Southern Rhône: from the Dentelles to the riverSouthern Rhône · Section from the Dentelles to Lirac
- Faugères and Magalas: schist to sandstoneLanguedoc · Section from Faugères to Magalas
- Minervois to Corbières: across the AudeLanguedoc · Section from La Livinière to the Alaric
- The Gard: garrigue and the VaunageLanguedoc · Section from Saint-Mamert to Langlade
- Saint-Émilion: limestone, then sand and clayBordeaux · Section through Saint-Émilion
Italy
- Alto Adige: the red rock above the AdigeAlto Adige · Section south of Bolzano
- Alto Piemonte: a buried volcano and an old seaAlto Piemonte · Section from Lessona to Sizzano
- Valpolicella: limestone layers and a volcanic seamValpolicella Classica · Section across the Negrar valley
- Roero: fossil sand and the RoccheRoero · Section to Canale
- Barolo: two seabeds, west to eastLanghe · Section through Barolo
- Nizza: Barbera on the old seabedMonferrato · Section through Nizza
- Chianti Classico: sandstone above, sea sand belowChianti Classico · Section below Vagliagli
- Montalcino: sea sand to the south-west, galestro on the hillMontalcino · Section south of the town
- Bolgheri: a volcanic plateau above the coastBolgheri · Section from the hills to the sea
- Sannio: between two limestone mountainsCampania · Section through the Valle Telesina
- Salento: red earth between two seasPuglia · Section across the Salento
- Patti: the hills behind the Tyrrhenian coastNorth-east Sicily · Section above Patti
- Etna: lava by age on the north faceEtna · Section down the north face
- Vittoria: red sand at the foot of the IbleiSouth-east Sicily · Section through Vittoria
California
- Sonoma Coast: from the Pacific over the ridgesSonoma Coast · Section through Fort Ross-Seaview
- Russian River: the old sea floor west of SebastopolRussian River Valley · Section through the Sebastopol Hills
- Petaluma Gap: the wind’s road through the hillsPetaluma Gap · Section from Bodega Bay to San Pablo Bay
- Sonoma Valley: two volcanic mountains and the valley betweenSonoma Valley · Section from Bennett Valley to Moon Mountain
- Alexander and Knights Valleys: river gravel and volcanic groundNorthern Sonoma · Section from Alexander Valley to Knights Valley
- Napa Valley: from the Mayacamas to the Vaca RangeNapa Valley · Section through Oakville
- Napa’s east side: Soda Canyon to the Stags Leap hillsNapa Valley · Section along the east side
- Calistoga to Howell Mountain: ash, gravel and lavaNapa Valley · Section through Calistoga and Howell Mountain
- Carneros to Coombsville: bay clay and volcanic rimCarneros and Coombsville · Section along San Pablo Bay
- Santa Maria Valley: a funnel open to the PacificCentral Coast · Section up the Santa Maria Valley