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Noble rot : a Bordeaux wine revolution / William Echikson.

Noble rot : a Bordeaux wine revolution / William Echiks...

Noble rot : a Bordeaux wine revolution / William Echikson.

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Noble rot : a Bordeaux wine revolution / William Echikson.

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Full title

Noble rot : a Bordeaux wine revolution / William Echikson.

Author / Creator

Publisher

New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Co., c2004.

Call Numbers

N338.47663/ 5

Record Identifier

74VK2EbW2xWX

MMS ID

991018067269702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

302 p. : ill. , maps. ; 25 cm.

Contents

Map of Bordeaux -- Millennium madness -- Broker business -- The Rothschild revolution -- Parker power -- Sweet injustice -- Right Bank revenge -- Luxury on the block -- Riding the new wave -- A garage dinner -- Paysan promises -- Battle royal -- Harvest hurdles -- Cellar time -- Report card -- Reali...

Publication information

Publisher

New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Co., c2004.

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

c2004.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"William Echikson introduces us to the players central to the changes sweeping Bordeaux: the noble owners of Chateau d'Yquem engaged in a soap-opera feud; a stonemason turned winemaker whose wine, made in a garage, sells for $100 a bottle; the Maryland-based critic Robert Parker, whose opinion routinely makes or breaks a wine; and the New World ope...

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Full title

Noble rot : a Bordeaux wine revolution / William Echikson.

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Includes index.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

c2004.

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

N338.47663/ 5

Record Identifier

74VK2EbW2xWX

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK2EbW2xWX

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ISBN

0393051625 (hardcover)

9780393051629 (hardcover)

DDC

338.476632009447144

MMS ID

991018067269702626

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