Bordeaux: People, Power and Politics

by Stephen Brook, Gary P. Latham

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.

Genres: Wine

224 pages, Hardcover

First published September 10, 2000

About the author

Stephen Brook has been a contributing editor to Decanter since 1996 and has won a clutch of awards for his writing on wine. The author of more than 30 books, his works include Complete Bordeaux, now the definitive study of the region and in its third edition, and The Wines of California, which won three awards. His most recently published book is The Wines of Austria. Brook also fully revised the last two editions of Hugh Johnson’s Wine Companion, and he writes for magazines in many countries.

Reviews

[Carolyne Borel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good as a reference book, but would benefit from an updated version.
I really enjoyed the fact that the author was very impartial with his view of the big political game the Bordeaux owners are playing.