Bordeaux Chronicle

$75 · Offered by Kitchen Arts & Letters

This is a Featured Preorder* for a book that will be published October 13, 2026. We're delighted that Peter Aaron and Jane Anson will sign all preorders of Bordeaux Chronicle . This is what the publisher tells us about this book: A richly woven portrait of Bordeaux—its wines, wine makers, and châteaux—pairing Peter Aaron’s photographs from 1969 and 2024 with Jane Anson’s wine expertise to illuminate the region’s dramatic evolution over the past 50 years. Bordeaux Chronicle presents a deeply evocative portrait of the world’s most celebrated wine region through the lens of photographer Peter Aaron and the authoritative perspective of writer Jane Anson. When Aaron first traveled to Bordeaux in 1969—introduced through his father, Sam Aaron of Sherry-Lehmann, and commissioned by wine entrepreneur Alexis Lichine—he encountered a landscape dramatically different from the polished, internationally renowned destination known today. His early images depict a quiet, work-centered Bordeaux defined by weathered cellars, family-run châteaux, and an agricultural rhythm largely untouched by global tourism. These photographs capture a viticultural world rooted in tradition, modest architecture, and the lived experiences of multigenerational winemaking families. More than 50 years later, Aaron returned to revisit the estates he had documented decades earlier. In place of the understated rural backdrop of 1969, he discovered a revitalized Bordeaux marked by architecturally ambitious châteaux, e

• Binding: Hardcover

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