Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 641.22094471 EAN: 9780471194217 ISBN: 0471194212 Label: Wiley Manufacturer: Wiley Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 560 Publication Date: December 29, 1997 Publisher: Wiley Sales Rank: 538841 Studio: Wiley
Editorial Review:
Product DescriptionThe 1855 classification of Bordeaux wines, rooted in Napoleon III's submissions of French products for the World's Fair, is a fundamental key to appreciating these wines. This well-documented book explaining the history and details of the classification will be the standard reference work on the subject.
Rating: - Fascinating details create the life and times of 1855 France
This book kept surprising me, ultimately being very satisfying. When I ordered it, it was a bit intimidating. I feared a mass of impenetrable details. Most of the book in fact is appendices.The 200 or so pages of narrative contains nice insights into 19th c French life, but also shows wine lovers a very different era, when, for instance, the shippers were more important than the wineries.The book has one interesting fact after another. Did you know that the 1855 was NOT official? That there were a zillion similar ones? That the whole purpose was to set a price structure in the 18th century?A great read for the wine lover who is into every last detail.
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