About This Publication
The online editorial imprint of Grand Cru & Etiquette brings together articles and essays exploring wine, culture, etiquette and contemporary power dynamics, and is registered under ISSN 3156‑058X.
The Epistemology of a Great Bottle
The 1855 Classification was not a quality ranking — it was a power move. What truly makes a wine great? A philosophical analysis of how wine value is built, legitimised, and contested.