Description
| Product ID: | 9781913141349 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | PL |
| Title: | The Bordeaux Club |
| Subtitle: | The convivial adventures of 12 friends and the world's finest wine |
| Authors: | Author: Neil McKendrick |
| Page Count: | 300 |
| Subjects: | True stories: general, True stories, Wines, Wines |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating An extraordinary group of men who met over 70 years to appreciate some of the greatest Bordeaux vintages ever. Full of wit, humour and passion for some extraordinary wines. "From a historical point of point, the book is fascinating... From a literary point of view, it’s eloquent ... If you’re a Bordeaux wine collector with deep pockets and a large cellar, it’s invaluable." —Tamlyn Currin, Jancis Robinson "For lovers of claret - indeed, all wine - this can only be described as a drool-inducing book." — World of Fine Wine The story of 12 friends who gathered to share and celebrate the extraordinary wines of Bordeaux. Like-minded in their love of wine, they differed wildly (often alarmingly!) in their personal wealth, life and circumstances – their opinions, always voiced, had the power to ignite anger and divide friendships just as easily as they bound them together. Neil McKendrick, member and minute-taker for 57 of the Club’s 70 extraordinary years, weaves the tale of this convivial group with the rigour of a Cambridge academic (he is ex-Master of Gonville and Caius) and the humour of a born raconteur. Alongside the likes of Hugh Johnson, Steven Spurrier and Michael Broadbent, he celebrates the beauty of top-class Bordeaux and the splendour of each setting – from glorious country park to rickety Dickensian boardroom – in which these men were lucky enough to dine, serving up memories of vintages the like of which we will never see again. |
| Imprint Name: | ACADEMIE DU VIN LIBRARY LIMITED |
| Publisher Name: | ACADEMIE DU VIN LIBRARY LIMITED |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-11-28 |