Yquem is a Sauterne wine, but classifying it as such is akin to calling a vintage Bugatti an old car. It is the finest, the rarest and the most expensive of wines. Every step in the arduous processes of pruning, grafting, picking, selecting, fermenting, bottling, and shipping is done by hand, and done in the same time-consuming, fastidious manner practised over generations. Richard Olney's book explores the history and appeal of this most famous of wines.
- ISBN13 9782080300737
- Publish Date 1 September 2008 (first published 1 October 1986)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 December 2011
- Publish Country FR
- Publisher Editions Flammarion
- Imprint Flammarion
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 168
- Language English