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Bordeaux Style: History and Interiors of the Great Chateaux  
Author: Franck Ferrand
ISBN: 2080304585
Format: Handover
Publish Date: June, 2005
 
     
     
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Book Description
A historical tour of the most prestigious chateaux in the world's most popular wine-making region, Bordeaux Style brings the reader into the intimate interiors and tasting rooms of the chateaux. From gleaming black-and-white floor tiles to the graceful shadows cast by stone arches, from luxurious residences to musky wine cellars, these stunning photographs offer a taste of the rich culture behind these grand wines. In collaboration with Bordeaux's elite Conseil des Grands Crus Classés, this book is published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the prestigious Grands Crus Classés wine classification system, created by Napoleon III for the 1855 Universal Exhibition in Paris. The original chateaux, selected for their excellence in wine making, included 61 from the Médoc region. The quality of their wines has stood the test of time remarkably well; and while many vineyards have changed hands-some several times over-the classification is still by and large a guarantee of excellent quality.


About the Author
Franck Ferrand is a connoisseur of decorative art and the author of Jacques Garcia: Decorating in the French Style (Flammarion, 1999).
Hugh Johnson is Britain's bestselling wine writer and is famous for his ability to make the most complicated details accessible to the reader and for his sense of humor. He is the author of numerous books on fine wine including The World Atlas of Wine and is currently president of the 243-member Circle of Wine Writers.





Bordeaux Style: History and Interiors of the Great Chateaux

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A historical tour of the most prestigious chateaux in the world's most popular wine-making region, Bordeaux Style brings the reader into the intimate interiors and tasting rooms of the chateaux. From gleaming black-and-white floor tiles to the graceful shadows cast by stone arches, from luxurious residences to musky wine cellars, these stunning photographs offer a taste of the rich culture behind these grand wines. In collaboration with Bordeaux's elite Conseil des Grands Crus Classés, this book is published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the prestigious Grands Crus Classés wine classification system, created by Napoleon III for the 1855 Universal Exhibition in Paris. The original chateaux, selected for their excellence in wine making, included 61 from the Médoc region. The quality of their wines has stood the test of time remarkably well; and while many vineyards have changed hands-some several times over-the classification is still by and large a guarantee of excellent quality.

AUTHOR DESCRIPTION

Franck Ferrand is a connoisseur of decorative art and the author of Jacques Garcia: Decorating in the French Style (Flammarion, 1999).
Hugh Johnson is Britain's bestselling wine writer and is famous for his ability to make the most complicated details accessible to the reader and for his sense of humor. He is the author of numerous books on fine wine including The World Atlas of Wine and is currently president of the 243-member Circle of Wine Writers.

     



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