The Spirit of the Times, 100 Years in the Bordeaux Vineyard | Tastet

Excerpt from Archives: 1945-2000 followed by The State of the Broker, Weather Hazards, and Wine Prices by Professor Philippe RoudiéBordeaux 1795: every morning, rain or shine, a man sits at the same table, notes the weather, sometimes enriching his text with more personal observations, influenced by his mood as well as the events of the day. From these sources - notebooks, registers, ledgers, files, and journals - this daily work of a scribe, both simple and repetitive, gradually brings forth a history of wine. These archives allow us today, undoubtedly, to better understand, over time, this intimate link between the vine, the sky, and the people, as well as to better understand the methods of enhancing Bordeaux wine: the weather and the passing of time, the broker, guardian of time... ED: Confluences (2006), 20x27 cm, 458 pages, paperback.