“The books that taught me about wine were about places and people. It’s the history and stories about a wine that bring it to life and make it worth talking about.”
– Steven Spurrier
Taking our lead from Steven, our aim at the Académie du Vin Library is to bring you the very best wine writing of the past, the present and the future. Some of our books are undisputed classics – refreshed for today’s reader but without losing any of the charm, or wisdom, of a more innocent time. Our new titles are, we believe, destined to become the classics of the future: easy to read, easy on the eye, and all with something new and important to say.
We like to think of ourselves not just as publishers and booksellers, but as a community of wine lovers, united by a passion for learning more about what makes the wine world so special. We hope you will join us. Happy reading!
Michael Broadbent 1927-2020
A Collection of Tribute to Michael Broadbent
Tribute to Michael by Simon McMurtrie
Memories of Michael Broadbent by Steven Spurrier
Michael Broadbent, Who Put Wine on the Auction Block by Eric Asimov
From Broom to Gavel: Michael Broadbent MW by Neil Martin
A Man of Polite Learning by Neil Martin (paywall)
Michael Broadbent, Father of Modern Wine Auctions, Dies at 92 by Mitch Frank
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CLASSICS OF THE PAST…
Re-issues of some of the finest wine books of the past, specially selected, updated and enhanced by the Académie du Vin Library. Elegantly bound and printed, each of our classics offers a treasure-trove of knowledge and wine wisdom that now demands a new audience.
…and CLASSICS OF THE FUTURE
New titles, covering every aspect of the wine trade that have been selected for their uniqueness and readibility. They include a new series of specially commissioned guides to grape varieties and wine styles written by acknowledged experts in their fields.
Michael Broadbent
In Vino Veritas A Collection of Fine Wine Writing, Past and Present
£30.00“The good bits, the juicy bits, the useful bits and the unsettled arguments that bring your favourite drink to life. You’ll find them here.”
Hugh Johnson
10 Great Wine Families A Tour Through Europe
£30.00“Fiona Morrison Thienpont has written a book from a viewpoint no other writer, as far as I know, has ever possessed: a seat at the heart of the action.”
Hugh Johnson
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LATEST NEWS // FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Tribute to Michael, from Simon
Simon McMurtrie - When I was a young publisher at Mitchell Beazley (I was 25 and Michael was 64) one of the first titles we published was the second edition of Michael Broadbent’s Great Vintage Wine Book. It was such a pleasure to work with Michael on this incredible book but there was no doubting he was […] Read more >>
Memories of Michael Broadbent
Steven Spurrier - How does one remember someone who was a role model in the wine world and a benchmark as a teacher and communicator? Michael has been part of my life since I first met him at Christie’s in 1966, soon after he’d recreated the famous wine auctions there. I recall watching him taste from a long […] Read more >>
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