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Contents
200 years of wine adventure
The Bordeaux story 10
Fact and fiction 12
Ausonius and the Romans 14
Bordeaux melting pot 18
The New French Claret 20
New luxury 24
Early years 26
Trade triangle 29
Fairy-tale chateaus 32
Class society 33
1855 classification 34
Global trade 38
Brand and style 41
The theatre of aging 42
Profit calculations 44
The Bordeaux-makers 45
Division of labour 48
Oenologists 51
History overview 53
