Format:Hardback
ISBN:9781913141059
Publication Date:09-10-2020
Pages:288
Type:Essay Collection
Publisher:Academie du Vin Library Ltd
Series:On... Anthology
Dimensions:246x189mm
Weight: 1.3kg

On Bordeaux

Name: On Bordeaux
Brand: Académie du Vin Library
SKU: ADSKBOR007
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Author: Various authors, Ed. Susan Keevil

Tales of the Unexpected from the World's Greatest Wine Region

Various authors, Ed. Susan Keevil

On Bordeaux

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On Bordeaux: Tales of the Unexpected from the World’s Greatest Wine Region is a curated collection of essays on Bordeaux drawn from more than 300 years of wine writing. Featuring leading critics and writers such as Hugh Johnson and Jane Anson, it explores the region’s history, vintages, culture and evolving reputation. Organised around key themes, the book blends tasting notes, stories and commentary to illuminate Bordeaux’s enduring global significance.

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‘It’s a brilliant book, perfect to dip in and out of, or curl up with for hours in an armchair.’
Victoria Moore, The Telegraph

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About On Bordeaux: Tales of the Unexpected from the World's Greatest Wine Region

When things turn out right for Bordeaux, as they frequently do, its wines are sublime. They inspire many thousands of tributes, from Samuel Pepys’ succinct reviews to the most rhapsodic of Michael Broadbent’s tasting notes – in short, over 300 years of wine writing. On Bordeaux is a collection of the best bits, from our best-loved wine writers, critics and commentators, set around 10 of the themes that make Bordeaux tick.

As Jane Anson writes in her introduction: “multi-layered, clear-eyed, moving and often extremely funny collection of stories... celebrates, illuminates and renews our understanding of Bordeaux.”

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In On Bordeaux you'll find:

Hugh Johnson, Fiona Beckett and Baron Elie de Rothschild discuss dining out on Bordeaux: how best to serve it, with what and who with.
Mathieu Chadronnier, Christian Seely and Joe Fattorini shed light on the way we see claret today.
Ian Maxwell Campbell extols the virtues of 1871 and 1875, the last great vintages before the phylloxera plague.
Fiona Morrison MW explores Bordeaux’s great bounce-back and how the vintage of 1982 changed everything.
John Salvi, Bill Blatch and Peter Vinding-Diers reveal the wines that lead the way to Bordeaux’s future.
Joe Fattorini serves up everything you need to know on running the iconic Médoc Marathon.
Hugh Johnson pays tribute to Bordeaux master Michael Broadbent.

Additional contributors

Contributions from Stephen Browett, Margaret Rand, James Lawther MW, Cyril Ray, Nicholas Faith, Cyril Ray, Gerald Asher, Neal Martin, David Peppercorn MW, Edmund Penning-Rowsell, James Seely, Steven Spurrier, Edith Somerville, Martin Ross, Elin McCoy, Simon Gotelee, Jane Anson, Joan Littlewood, Michael Broadbent, Jane Anson, Margaret Rand, Nicholas Faith, Cyrus Redding, Joseph-François Audibert, Nicholas Faith, Stephen Brook, Andrew Caillard MW, Edmund Penning-Rowsell, Charles Ludington, Giles MacDonogh, Michael Schuster and George Saintsbury

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‘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.’

On Bordeaux

Tales of the Unexpected from the World's Greatest Wine Region

Various authors, Ed. Susan Keevil

On Bordeaux

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About On Bordeaux: Tales of the Unexpected from the World's Greatest Wine Region

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