Michael Broadbent's Vintage Wine

Michael Broadbent's Vintage Wine

A former chairman of the Institute of Masters of Wine draws on his extensive experience with wines and wine tasting to present a history of top vintages that includes anecdotes about legendary tastings and society events. 15,000 first printing. Michael Broadbent became a Master of Wine in 1960 and head of Christie's wine department in 1966. He has been chairman of the Institute of Masters of Wine and international president of the International Food and Wine Society, and he is one of only a handful of Englishmen ever to have been made a Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite by the French government. He lives in London. Michael Broadbent became a Master of Wine in 1960 and head of Christie's wine department in 1966. He has been chairman of the Institute of Masters of Wine and international president of the International Food and Wine Society, and he is one of only a handful of Englishmen ever to have been made a Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite by the French government. He lives in London. From a tasting of 1784 Chateau Yquem: "The most renowned vintage of the late 18th century and well-documented thanks mainly to the original copies of the letters and orders of Thomas Jefferson. . . . Jefferson did not trust wine merchants and insisted on bottling at the chateau. . . . The wine has a warm mahogany-amber colour with a pronounced yellow-green rim. Initially, the nose, unsurprisingly, was creakingly old but after fifteen minutes settled down to reveal a remarkably rich, tangy, honeyed scent." 2-color throughout