The Impossible Collection of Wine

In this stunning addition to the Assouline Ultimate Collection, Enrico Bernardo, the world's finest sommelier, depicts the perfect cellar filled with the most exceptional wines of the twentieth century: The Impossible Collection of Wine. Balancing the virtues of rarity, terroir, flavor and historical mystique, Bernardo's is a list any connoisseur can only dream of. To turn grapes into bottled poetry, the winemaker must be something of an alchemist. Despite changes in technology and taste over the past 100 years, the craft has remained largely unchanged; a good wine remains the product of myriad factors, not least the smile of providence. In these pages, Bernardo celebrates the most exquisite vintages around the world, from the 1928 Krug Champagne to the 1951 Penfolds Grange Bin 95 to the 1973 Stag's Leap Estate SLV, and invites the reader on a journey through history to enjoy an impossible collection. This hand-bound extra-large deluxe edition, with hand-tipped illustrations and presented in a wooden case, will be a must-have for any true wine connoisseur's library.

The non-uniform effect in the center of the book can be attributed to the handmade nature of our Impossible Collection series

Complimentary white gloves and a signature canvas tote bag are included with every purchase of Assouline's Ultimate Collection