French Wine: A History

"A fascinating book that belongs on every wine lover's bookshelf."--The Wine Economist "It's a book to read...
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Author: Rod Phillips
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Language: English
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French Wine: A History by Phillips, Rod

French Wine: A History

BD$74.85

French Wine: A History

BD$74.85
Author: Rod Phillips
Format: Paperback
Language: English
"A fascinating book that belongs on every wine lover's bookshelf."--The Wine Economist

"It's a book to read for its unstoppable torrent of fascinating and often surprising details."--Andrew Jefford, Decanter

For centuries, wine has been associated with France more than with any other country. France remains one of the world's leading wine producers by volume and enjoys unrivaled cultural recognition for its wine. If any wine regions are global household names, they are French regions such as Champagne, Bordeaux, and Burgundy. Within the wine world, products from French regions are still benchmarks for many wines.

French Wine is the first synthetic history of wine in France: from Etruscan, Greek, and Roman imports and the adoption of wine by beer-drinking Gauls to its present status within the global marketplace. Rod Phillips places the history of grape growing and winemaking in each of the country's major regions within broad historical and cultural contexts.

Examining a range of influences on the wine industry, wine trade, and wine itself, the book explores religion, economics, politics, revolution, and war, as well as climate and vine diseases. French Wine is the essential reference on French wine for collectors, consumers, sommeliers, and industry professionals.

Author: Rod Phillips
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 04/07/2020
Pages: 319
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780520355439

About the Author
Rod Phillips teaches history at Carleton University in Ottawa and is the author of a number of books on European social history and the history of wine and alcohol, including Alcohol: A History and A Short History of Wine.

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