Planet of the Grapes: A Geography of Wine by Sechrist, Robert
Planet of the Grapes: A Geography of Wine by Sechrist, Robert

Planet of the Grapes: A Geography of Wine

A fascinating and comprehensive introduction to the geography, culture, and history of wine that identifies the significance...
$239.92 SGD
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SKU: 9781440854385
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Author: Robert Sechrist
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Planet of the Grapes: A Geography of Wine by Sechrist, Robert

Planet of the Grapes: A Geography of Wine

$239.92
Planet of the Grapes: A Geography of Wine by Sechrist, Robert

Planet of the Grapes: A Geography of Wine

$239.92
Author: Robert Sechrist
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

A fascinating and comprehensive introduction to the geography, culture, and history of wine that identifies the significance of this simple beverage throughout human history and today.

Wine was one the key founding foods of Western culture (bread and oil being the other two). It has played a key role in human history for thousands of years, having been used for enjoyment, rituals, and religious purposes; today, the production and consumption of wine is a billion-dollar industry that plays an important role in the global economy. Planet of the Grapes: A Geography of Wine provides an interesting and accessible lens through which students can learn about geography, culture, society, history, religion, and the environment. The chapters cover the historical geography of wine, document how drinking wine has often been condemned as a vice, and describe wines by region and type, thereby providing a cultural geography of wine.

Readers will learn about the historical geography of wine, terroir (the environmental conditions that affect grape crops), grape biogeography, the process of winemaking from a geographic perspective, the economic global significance of the wine trade, the ongoing love-hate relationship between wine and government, and what makes individual wine regions distinct. The content is written to be comprehensible to individuals without detailed previous knowledge about wine but provides detailed information and insight that wine connoisseurs will find engaging. Additionally, through the story of wine comes a unique telling of the social transformations in America that have resulted from sources such as anti-immigrant sentiment, pseudoscience, and censorship.

Author: Robert Sechrist
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 04/30/2017
Pages: 344
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.67lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781440854385


Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2017
Library Journal 11/01/2017

About the Author

Robert Sechrist, PhD, is professor of geography at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, where he has taught for 30 years.


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