| Description |
319 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
It was the most expensive bottle of wine ever sold. In 1985, a 1787 bottle of Château Lafite Bordeaux--one of a cache unearthed in a bricked-up Paris cellar and supposedly owned by Thomas Jefferson--sold at auction for $156,000. This tale of what could be the most elaborate con since the Hitler diaries is also the debut of a new voice in narrative non-fiction.--From publisher description. |
| Contents |
Lot 337 -- Incognito -- Tomb raider -- Monsieur Yquem -- Provenance -- "We did what you told us" -- Imaginary value -- The sweetness of death -- Salad dressing -- A pleasant stain, but not a great one -- The diviner of wines -- A built-in preference for the obvious -- Radioactive -- Letters from Hubsi -- "Awash in fakes" -- The last vertical -- Koch bottles -- Ghost particles -- Tailing Meinhard -- The finish. |
| Subject |
Wine and wine making.
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
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| ISBN |
0307338770 |
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9780307338778 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000042095605 |
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NZ1 11669375 |
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