374 Pages
by
Routledge
384 Pages
by
Routledge
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Wine is becoming increasingly popular in the Anglophone world and there are many books available which describe how and where it is made. However, none address the fundamental questions of different structures of production and how the consumer relates to the product – this book is the first to do just that. Wine and Society: the cultural and social context of wine production and consumption... Read more
Preface; 1: Introduction; 2: The history of wine; 3: The nature of wine; 4: The structures of wine production; 5: Classifications, appellations and terroir; 6: Modern wines; 7: The motivation to drink wine; 8: The symbolic role of wine: Religion, sex, fertility and status; 9: Wine and the civilized life; 10: The contemporary wine consumer; 11: Wine and fraud; 12: Wine, health and abuse (Co-authored with Dr Patrick Farrell M.W.); 13: The enemies of wine; 14: The politics of wine; 15: Conclusion; Index
Biography
Dr Steve Charters
"..offers a fresh academic perspective on how wine operates culturally and socially. Consider it "wine theory" along the lines of other social theories."
Wine Spectator
