About this Event
Join us for a conversation with PEDRO CORRÊA DO LAGO to celebrate his new book, a history of wine, gastronomy, and dining etiquette drawn from 150 rare documents in one of the world’s great culinary archives. He will be in conversation with H.R.H. Prince Robert of Luxembourg, followed by a signing.
PLEASE NOTE: RSVPs are encouraged but not required. Seating is limited and will be first come, first served. Doors open at 5:30 pm.
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As one of the oldest and most celebrated wine estates, and so one of the first luxury brands in the world, Château Haut-Brion’s deep connection with gastronomy is reflected in a remarkable private library that forms a singular bridge between wine and culinary history. This extraordinary collection—the largest private assembly of antiquarian wine and gastronomy books, artworks, and artifacts—includes more than 7,000 rare volumes, 312 historic menus, and 100 legendary restaurant wine lists, along with original letters, manuscripts, and engravings.
Readers are offered a vivid exploration of centuries of global food and wine culture. Viticulture, gastronomy, and the art of the table unfold in thematic chapters like “At the Table of Kings,” “The Birth of the Restaurant,” and “Diplomacy and Gastronomy.” The library’s treasures include a sixth-century Egyptian papyrus and medieval illuminated manuscripts, a letter written by a companion of Joan of Arc, seventeenth-century Japanese scrolls depicting ceremonial banquets, menus from Louis XIV’s Versailles, guides to the earliest Parisian restaurants, and a handwritten note on wine by Pablo Picasso.
Across more than 400 pages and 700 images, this book offers an engaging and immersive look into a unique cultural legacy—an essential read for wine enthusiasts, epicureans, historians, and art lovers drawn to the enduring allure of gastronomy.
PEDRO CORRÊA DO LAGO, born in 1958, is a writer, publisher, and former president of the National Library of Brazil who assembled the world's largest private collection of autograph letters and manuscripts. It was the subject of an exhibition at the Morgan Library in New York in 2018. An art historian and author of over twenty books, he has also curated numerous exhibitions, notably at the Louvre Museum and the Musée d'Orsay.
H.R.H. Prince Robert of Luxembourg is President and CEO of Domaine Clarence Dillon, the family-owned wine group founded by his great-grandfather Clarence Dillon in 1935. Today, the group includes the prestigious Bordeaux estates Château Haut-Brion, Château La Mission Haut-Brion and Château Quintus, as well as Le Clarence in Paris. An art lover who studied sculpture and began his career as a screenwriter, Prince Robert has long championed the connections between wine, gastronomy, art and culture. Under his leadership, Domaine Clarence Dillon has continued to expand while remaining deeply rooted in family stewardship and heritage.
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Rizzoli Bookstore, 1133 Broadway, New York, United States
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