1855 Bordeaux

by Dewey Markham

Book Overview

The First Complete Guide to the 1855 Bordeaux Classification--A Fascinating Account for Wine Lovers and an Authoritative Reference for Wine Industry Professionals The 1855 Bordeaux Classification has been a fixture of the wine world for almost 150 years, yet the origin of the system and the thinking behind it have never been thoroughly researched and presented in detail--until now. How was the 1855 classification drafted? Who was responsible? What...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471194212
• ISBN13: 9780471194217
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Harvest Publications
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

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.