The Wine Game

It is the louche touch of some growers and brokers that gives style to The Wine Game: a book about those who grow, make and write about this nectar of the gods. The Wine Game charts the development of some of our most loved and celebrated wines – from Sherry and Port to Madeira and Marsala, through to the classic Bordeaux. From their origins as cottage industries set up by English, Irish and Scottish ex-patriates, to modern global businesses, this enchanting book delves deep into the Aristocracy of the Cork. Expect tales of villainy including the Beaujolais Nouvea Scam, the Bordeaux Fraud of 1974, the Austrian anti-freeze doping of 1986 and the Thomas Jefferson Claret Fraud of 1986 in what is a must-have for any connoisseur.