KRAKEN OPUS WILL TEAM UP WITH CELEBRITY CHEF MARCO PIERRE WHITE TO LAUNCH AN IMPRESSIVE LIMITED EDITION WINE BOOK, ESTIMATED TO COST $1 MILLION, FOR THE WEALTHY WINE CONNOISSEUR. DUBBED THE WINE OPUS, THE BOOK WEIGHING OVER 30lbs WILL SHOWCASE THE TOP 100 WINERIES OF THE WORLD, ON OVER 850 PAGES AND IS SCHEDULED TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE SPRING OF 2010. EACH BOOK WILL BE ACCOMPANIED WITH A SIX-BOTTLE CASE OF VINTAGE WINE FROM EACH OF THE 100 LISTED VINTNERS, THAT'S AN AMAZING 600, WITH 25 ALREADY PRE-ORDERED. BOTTLES OF THE FINEST WINE FOR YOUR CELLAR. THERE WILL BE ONLY 100 BOOKS PUBLISHED, WITH A NUMBER OF COPIES SET ASIDE FOR AUCTION.
A SPOKESWOMAN FOR KRAKEN OPUS TOLD DECANTER.COM THAT A 'PANEL OF EXPERTS' WILL DRAW UP A SHORT LIST OF ABOUT 300 PRODUCERS, AND THEN A SECOND PANEL, COMPRISING 40 SOMMELIERS, WILL MAKE UP THE FINAL SELECTION, BASED ON A 'NUMBER OF CRITERIA' AT A 'WINE UN MEETING' IN LONDON IN 2010. THE LIST OF SOMMELIERS AND WINE EXPERTS HAS NOT BEEN REVEALED, BUT THE SPOKESWOMAN SAID 'EVERY WINE-PRODUCING COUNTRY' WILL BE REPRESENTED.
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