Steven Spurrier: A Life in Wine unabridged Audiobook Libro.fm

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Steven Spurrier is one of the wine trades most important figures Over the years he took the role of wine merchant buyer wine educator and lecturer he wrote books wine courses and over 300 columns for Decanter magazine He set up the breakthrough Judgement of Paris in 1976 a tasting in which outsider wines from California were pitched blind against Bordeaux finest and won which still sends reverberations through the wine trade today Stevens message from it remains clear dont judge until youve tasted quality in wine can be found where youd least expect it
The moment he was handed a glass of Cockburn 1908 vintage port by his grandfather at 13 years old Steven Spurrier knew there was no turning back Family holidays to France and Italy and a first job working for Christophers Londons oldest wine merchant only confirmed that no other career would do So after learning the ropes by travelling France in his red sports car fitted with a compact wine fridge in the boot working the vintage in Burgundy Bordeaux and Champagne Stevens first extraordinary move was to set up shop and sell wine to the French As an Englishman in the heart of Paris this seemed a remarkably bold if not foolish project but the plan worked and he went on to set up the Acadmie du Vin and to teach them about it too
This audio edition is recorded by Richard Avery Averys of Bristol have been wine merchants since 1793 and Richard is one of the fifth gemeration to be involved Under the stage name of Alex he is also an actor and has combined these areas of interest to start producing audiobooks which have wine as a central topic