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French Wine: A History
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Description for French Wine: A History
Hardback. France remains one of the world's leading wine producers by volume and enjoys unrivalled cultural recognition for its wine. This is the 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. Num Pages: 319 pages, 4 maps, 10 b/w illustrations, 3 tables, 6 line art. BIC Classification: 1DDF; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614.
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 unrivalled 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 ... Read more
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 unrivalled 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
319
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520285231
SKU
V9780520285231
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Ref
99-21
About Paperback
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.
Reviews for French Wine: A History
Rod Phillips' comprehensive book, French Wine: A History, is an absolute tour de force, sure to be an instant classic.
Pam Strayer Wine Country Geographic Offers insight on France's modern rise to wine world prominence, taking us back through several eras (Enlightenment to the Middle Ages, and beyond) to show us that the country's current premiere status ... Read more
Pam Strayer Wine Country Geographic Offers insight on France's modern rise to wine world prominence, taking us back through several eras (Enlightenment to the Middle Ages, and beyond) to show us that the country's current premiere status ... Read more