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Wine politics : how governments, environmentalists, mobsters, and critics influence the wines we drink / Tyler Colman.
De Gruyter University of California Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Colman, Tyler.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wine--Political aspects.
- Wine.
- Wine industry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (206 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- After reading this intriguing book, a glass of wine will be more than hints of blackberries or truffles on the palate. Written by the author of the popular, award-winning website DrVino.com, Wine Politics exposes a little-known but extremely influential aspect of the wine business-the politics behind it. Tyler Colman systematically explains how politics affects what we can buy, how much it costs, how it tastes, what appears on labels, and more. He offers an insightful comparative view of wine-making in Napa and Bordeaux, tracing the different paths American and French wines take as they travel from vineyard to dining room table. Colman also explores globalization in the wine business and illuminates the role of behind-the-scenes players such as governments, distributors, and prominent critics who wield enormous clout. Throughout, Wine Politics reveals just how deeply politics matters- right down to the taste of the wine in your glass tonight.
- Contents:
- What is wine politics?
- Soil and society
- Authenticating origins
- Baptists and bootleggers
- Who controls your palate?
- Greens, grapes, and gripes
- Celebrating diversity.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-172) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611752682
- 9781281752680
- 1281752681
- 9781435684782
- 1435684788
- 9780520934733
- 0520934733
- OCLC:
- 289998570
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