A haunting, dazzling novel of obsession and addiction, loyalty and betrayaland, of course, fine wine Late one summer evening,Wilberforceyoung, rich, work-obsessed, and self-containedmakes an unexpected detour on the way home from work and unwittingly takes the first step on a journey that will change his life.His uncharacteristically impulsive act leads him to the home of Francis Black, an eccentric and enigmatic wine merchant.Wine and hospitality flow freely in Francis Blacks cellar, andWilberforce finds himself drawn into a life he never could have imagined. Infatuated by his newfound taste for fine wines, his new friends, and the woman whom he will eventually marry, he believes he has finally found happiness.ButWilberforce will learn that the cellar holds some unpalatable secrets and that passion comes at a price. Chronicling the vintage years ofWilberforces life, Bordeaux is a haunting story of obsession and addiction, loyalty and betrayal.