The Bordeaux Club: The Convivial Adventures of 12 Friends and the World's Finest Wine Neil McKendrick

The Bordeaux Club: The Convivial Adventures of 12 Friends and the World's Finest Wine

Author: Neil McKendrick
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Book Title
The Bordeaux Club: The Convivial Adventures of 12 Friends and the World's Finest Wine
Author
Neil McKendrick
ISBN
9781913141349
- A wine fairy tale - you have a seat at the table of some legendary meals with some of the greatest Bordeaux vintages ever tasted- 1865, 1929, 1945, 1961, 1985, 1990... the highlights of these six famous Bordeaux vintages are revealed- Forewords by Hugh Johnson and Andrew Roberts, giving both the context of the wines and of the social history captured by the club- For all lovers of fine wine, this is a wine book classic"Associations and societies such as the Bordeaux Club are the very acme of civilization. Botticelli and Bach were engaged in the eternal quest for truth and beauty in painting and music, and the Bordeaux Club did the same for viniculture." - Andrew Roberts 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 humor 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.Binding Type: HardcoverAuthor: Neil McKendrickPublisher: Academie Du Vin Library LtdPublished: 12/10/2022ISBN: 9781913141349Pages: 300Weight: 0.06lbs
- A wine fairy tale - you have a seat at the table of some legendary meals with some of the greatest Bordeaux vintages ever tasted- 1865, 1929, 1945, 1961, 1985, 1990... the highlights of these six famous Bordeaux vintages are revealed- Forewords by Hugh Johnson and Andrew Roberts, giving both the context of the wines and of the social history captured by the club- For all lovers of fine wine, this is a wine book classic"Associations and societies such as the Bordeaux Club are the very acme of civilization. Botticelli and Bach were engaged in the eternal quest for truth and beauty in painting and music, and the Bordeaux Club did the same for viniculture." - Andrew Roberts 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 humor 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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Neil McKendrick
Publisher: Academie Du Vin Library Ltd
Published: 12/10/2022
ISBN: 9781913141349
Pages: 300
Weight: 0.06lbs
- A wine fairy tale - you have a seat at the table of some legendary meals with some of the greatest Bordeaux vintages ever tasted- 1865, 1929, 1945, 1961, 1985, 1990... the highlights of these six famous Bordeaux vintages are revealed- Forewords by Hugh Johnson and Andrew Roberts, giving both the context of the wines and of the social history captured by the club- For all lovers of fine wine, this is a wine book classic"Associations and societies such as the Bordeaux Club are the very acme of civilization. Botticelli and Bach were engaged in the eternal quest for truth and beauty in painting and music, and the Bordeaux Club did the same for viniculture." - Andrew Roberts 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 humor 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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Neil McKendrick
Publisher: Academie Du Vin Library Ltd
Published: 12/10/2022
ISBN: 9781913141349
Pages: 300
Weight: 0.06lbs