Wine wars : the curse of the blue nun, the miracle of two buck chuck, and the revenge of the terroirists / Mike Veseth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Veseth, Michael.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Globalization.

Wine industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2011.

Other Title:

Curse of the blue nun, the miracle of two buck chuck, and the revenge of the terroirists

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ; [s.l.] : Distributed by National Book Network, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Globalization has pushed back the borders of the wine world, creating a complex, interconnected market where Old World and New World wines and producers compete head to head. Writing with wit and verve, Mike Veseth (a.k.a. the Wine Economist) tells the compelling story of the war between the market forces that are redrawing the world wine map and the terroirists who resist them. It is the battle for the future of wine-and even for its soul. The fight isn't just over bottles bought and sold, however; power and taste are al

Contents:

Contents; Prelude: GRAPE EXPECTATIONS?; Chapter 01. A Tale of Two Glasses; Chapter 02. Old Bottles, New Wine; Flight One: GLOBALIZATION-BLESSING OR CURSE?; Chapter 03. The DaVino Code; Chapter 04. Missionaries, Migrants, and Market Reforms; Chapter 05. The Masters of Wine; Chapter 06. Curse of the Blue Nun; Chapter 07. America's Hangover; Globalization Tasting; Flight Two: THE MIRACLE OF TWO BUCK CHUCK; Chapter 08. Martians versus Wagnerians; Chapter 09. They Always Buy the Ten Cent Wine; Chapter 10. Everyone's a Critic; Chapter 11. The McWine Conspiracy

Chapter 12. The Future of Wine in Three BottlesTwo Buck Chuck Tasting; Flight Three: REVENGE OF THE TERROIRISTS; Chapter 13. Mondovino and the Revenge of the Terroirists; Chapter 14. The War on Terroir; Chapter 15. The China Syndrome; Chapter 16. The Best of Wines or the Worst of Wines?; Grape Expectations Tasting; Notes; Acknowledgments; Selected References; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-241) and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-82-16-39996-4

979-82-16-26832-1

1-283-04630-X

9786613046307

0-7425-6821-0

OCLC:

712148445