1st Edition

Wine and Gender Tracing Interconnections

By Anna-Mari Almila Copyright 2026
182 Pages
by Routledge

182 Pages
by Routledge

This book seeks to understand and display the complex relationships between wines and genders in a comprehensive manner. It explores the structural and systemic socio-cultural factors as well as lived experiences and activities of people involved with wine, be that professionally, enthusiastically, or casually.  Drawing upon a wide body of scholarship as well as non-scholarly sources, the... Read more

1. Introduction 2. Wine Patriarchies 3. Wine And Gods 4. Wine Labour 5. Wine Categories 6. Champagne And Heterosexuality 7. Conclusion

 

Biography

Anna-Mari Almila is Associate Professor (with tenure) of Cultural Sociology at the Sapienza University of Rome. She is a sociologist of wine, fashion, and other apparent trivialities. She is the author of Veiling in Fashion: Space and the Hijab in Minority Communities. Her edited books include Fashion’s Transnational Inequalities, The Globalization of Wine, The Routledge International Handbook to Veils and Veiling Practices, and The Sage Handbook of Cultural Sociology. She is the founding managing editor of the Dialogues in Sociology journal.

"Anna-Mari Almila's new study offers a wide-ranging and illuminating insight into gender theory, material culture, social identity and global wine practices.  A must-read for anyone seeking to unravel the layered complexities behind a seemingly familiar beverage!"

Prof Marion Demossier, University of Southampton