Hardcover copy of Wine Spectator’s California Wine by James Laube, Second Edition, fully revised and updated. This comprehensive reference covers California wineries, wines, vintages, vineyards, ratings, and tasting notes for approximately 5,000 wines.
This example is personally inscribed and signed by Marvin R. Shanken, editor and publisher of Wine Spectator, dated 12/19/1999, with a handwritten dedication on the front endpaper. This item is in pre-owned, previously displayed condition, with light wear and surface scratches. Please reference all photos for full details.
Measurements: 8 1/4" x 10 1/4" x 2". Weight: 3.5 lbs
This item is originally from the collection of liquor icon Michel Roux. One of Mr. Roux’s signature spirits at Crillon was absinthe, the anise-flavored spirit known for its popularity among 19th-century artists like van Gogh and Toulouse-Lautrec. It was banned by the United States in 1912 amid concerns that wormwood, one of its ingredients, which contained thujone, caused hallucinations. In 2000, Mr. Roux introduced a legal absinthe, Absente, which used a sister botanical, Southern wormwood, with only trace amounts of thujone.
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