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The foreword sets the stage for the importance of the task that Norman has taken on of describing the particularities of the greatest vineyards of the Côte d’Or and, by extension, many of the greatest vineyards of the world. It is written in the simple but elegant and even poetic style that will be familiar to those who have read de Villaine’s other writings. Its publication coincides with the application – initiated in 2007 and culminating in the final presentation in 2011 to the French state – to make the climats of the Côte d’Or vineyard a UNESCO World Heritage site - a fact not lost on Aubert de Villaine in his thoughtful foreword. It is the same dimension as The Great Domaines of Burgundy and fits naturally beside it on the bookshelf. Grand Cru is an attractive book with sumptuous photographs throughout (most from Burgundy specialist Jon Wyand and the author’s wife, Janet Norman). Publication schedules did not allow for simultaneous reviews, however, and my review of The Great Domaines of Burgundy appeared in WFW 29. With the knowledge that a new edition of that book would be coming out, accompanied by a companion book (the one under consideration here) that would focus on the vineyards, I had hoped to do a single review of both. In the early 1990s, as my knowledge of Burgundy grew rapidly and the region changed equally rapidly, no source was more important to my education than Remington Norman’s The Great Domaines of Burgundy: A Guide to the Finest Wine Producers of the Côte d’Or.