Sometimes you have to choose to illustrate something that you have never illustrated. When Jon Bonné called me to ask me to draw maps my first thought was: I've never done this and therefore I don't know how to do it. Then as the days went by (and thanks to Jon's friendly insistence) I went from "I can't do it" to "maybe I could do it my way." In short, I decided to throw myself into a project that was a bit of an anomaly with respect to my work, but because of that very challenging. The New French Wine is a journey through all the wine regions of France, featuring some 800 producers and more than 7,000 wines.
Packaged in a luxury slipcase and built on eight years of research, The New French Wine is a unique book that explores the world's most famous wine region. First, it examines the terroir through a comprehensive narrative overview of each region: the soil and geography, distinctive traditions, and contemporary changes. Then it moves on to the second book, which is a comprehensive guide to producers and their wines, also detailed by region. Following are the illustrated maps I made for the volume. I would like to thank Jon for his unconditional trust and all the staff at Ten Speed Press for their eagerness and helpfulness.
Packaged in a luxury slipcase and built on eight years of research, The New French Wine is a unique book that explores the world's most famous wine region. First, it examines the terroir through a comprehensive narrative overview of each region: the soil and geography, distinctive traditions, and contemporary changes. Then it moves on to the second book, which is a comprehensive guide to producers and their wines, also detailed by region. Following are the illustrated maps I made for the volume. I would like to thank Jon for his unconditional trust and all the staff at Ten Speed Press for their eagerness and helpfulness.
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