18 November 2021
Pre-order your copy today and receive it before the official release

It will be in bookshops on 14 December.
It traces the history of grape varieties in Bordeaux, supported by the historical documents we have unearthed.
It also presents the 57 grape varieties for which we have found evidence of their historical presence in the vineyards of Gironde.
A look back, too, at our first vinifications of Mancin, Castets, Saint-Macaire, Bouchalès and other varieties like Jurançon noir.
To order the book directly from the publisher:
https://bbdeditions.fr/nos-livres.html#!/Bordeaux-une-histoire-de-c%C3%A9pages/p/416679056/category=0
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