Reviews & Endorsements

"Thirsty dragon is an intriguing, comprehensive, often suspenseful, and sometimes hilarious account of the unlikely courtship dance between Bordeaux and China. Suzanne Mustacich spares neither sides as she unravels the history this unholy alliance."

— Jay Mcinerney, author of Bright Lights, Big City

Jancis Robinson, The Financial Times

"Riveting....[Mustacich has] a deep understanding of the wildly differing but now heavily entwined cultures of Bordeaux and China."

Nic cavell, The new REPUBLIC

“As a wine correspondent in Bordeaux for the past decade, Mustacich has compiled an impressive amount of research on the product’s global flow, recording comments from both tight-lipped châteaux owners and Chinese businessmen.”

Jamil ANderlini, the Financial times

"There is a general rule these days when it comes to books about China — if it has “dragon” in the title it is probably hastily written by someone trying to get on the China bandwagon and not worth reading.

This book is an exception to that rule.

Journalist Suzanne Mustacich’s deep research and numerous interviews allow her to provide a fascinating account of how China’s ever-growing influence has wreaked havoc on a faraway corner of the world."

"I enjoyed reading Thirsty Dragon, or should I say, savoring it. It's a riveting roller coaster ride through the past decade of the West's relation with China, offering a front-row seat on China's relentless rise to economic power, while exposing a bitter residue of counterfeiting and corruption, all packaged in the form of an easy-to-drink fine wine."

— William Echikson, author of Noble Rot