Bordeaux: People, Power and Politics

ISBN: 1840003634

Author: Brook, Stephen

Condition: Used

Written by one of the world's leading authorities on the region, this handsome volume is an incisive, no-holds-barred exploration of Bordeaux as a wine culture. Brook looks at how Bordeaux's wines are produced, marketed, and sold. Illustrated with portraits and family trees the region's key winemakers are featured, and the power of the press, merchants, negociants, and consumer over the wines, culture, and economic health of the world's most famous wine region is also considered.