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 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. Expect to read about the region’s triumphs, disasters, heroes and villains – expect to be surprised…
• Foreword by Jane Anson, author and world renowned Bordeaux expert
• The Power of the Vintage: following the dramatic success of Bordeaux’ 2019 En Primeur campaign, we look at the wines that have the power to earn millions…
• Neal Martin, Fiona Morrison MW, Hugh Johnson, Steven Spurrier, James Lawther MW, Elin McCoy, Stephen Browett and Stephen Brook: the region’s most respected commentators share their views
• Sustainability, Marketability and Drinkability: Mathieu Chadronnier, Joe Fattorini and Christian Seely shed light on the way we see claret today
• Tales of the Aristocracy: from Lafite, Latour and Margaux to Mouton Rothschild, Haut-Brion, Le Pin, Petrus and Ausone…
• In praise of a Bordeaux Master: a tribute to Michael Broadbent from Hugh Johnson
• The Rivals: Bordeaux vs Burgundy, Right Bank vs Left, Cabernet vs Merlot – the feuds can be bitter…
• Bordeaux at War: Jane Anson and Eric de Rothschild on the horrors of World War II
• The Way Forward: John Salvi, Bill Blatch and Peter Vinding-Diers reveal the wines that lead the way to Bordeaux’ future…
Widely acclaimed as Hugh Johnson’s longest, most ambitious and enthralling book, The Story of Wine is a book of enormous richness, a biography of wine. Winner of every wine award in the UK and USA, writing it, according to Hugh, was like trying to get ‘a quart into a liqueur glass’. It is not just one story but a collection of many, scanning the wine world from Noah to Napa, from Pompeii to Pomerol, as illuminating to our understanding of civilization as it is to our appreciation of wine. As historian Andrew Roberts says in his foreword: ‘The genius of The Story of Wine derives from the fact that it is an adventure story, full of mysteries, art and culture.’
“Serge was so much more than a winemaker and the driving force behind Lebanon’s best-known winery.”
Jancis Robinson MW
• The fifth title from the Académie du Vin Library
• Story of a world wine treasure: Chateau Musar’s red and white wines have gained a cult following since their
discovery by Michael Broadbent in 1979
• A year-by-year breakdown of how Musar survived the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990)
• Vintage notes – charting the journey of these remarkable wines from 1951 right up to the winery’s latest release – from Jancis Robinson MW, Michael Broadbent, Steven Spurrier and Bartholomew Broadbent
• How these wines came to be: from the limestone terroir of the Beka’a Valley to the Mediterranean splendour of the winery at Ghazir
• Musar’s place at the birthplace of viticulture – charting Lebanon’s 8,000-year wine history
• Featuring an intimate portrait of Serge Hochar – wine lover, philosopher and survivor – by best selling US author Elizabeth Gilbert
• Over 100 stunning, specially commissioned photographs by Lucy Pope
• Taking on the World: how Musar found fame in the UK, the US and in Asia
• Tributes to Serge from our favourite wine commentators
• Wise words from Serge: a list of classic ‘Serge-isms’
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