Wine and the Vine: An Historical Geography of Viticulture and the Wine TradeVery few books have products as diverse as those of the grape vine: even fewer have products with such a cultural significance. Wine and the Vine provides an introduction to the historical geography of viticulture and the wine trade from prehistory to the present. It considers wine as both a unique expression of the interaction of people in a particular environment, rich in symbol and meaning, and a commercial product of great economic importance to particular regions. |
Contents
| 1 | |
2 VITICULTURE AND VINDICATION | 27 |
SYMBOLS AND MYSTERIES | 58 |
4 WINE IN THE GRAECOROMAN ECONOMY | 94 |
5 VITICULTURE AND WINE IN THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES | 134 |
6 MEDIEVAL VITICULTURE AND THE WINE TRADE | 166 |
7 WINE IN THE AGE OF DISCOVERY | 204 |
8 CAPITAL IN THE SPHERE OF PRODUCTION | 232 |
THE RESTRUCTURING OF VITICULTURE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY | 269 |
DEMARCATION SECTORAL INTEGRATION AND THE CREATION OF FASHION | 309 |
11 CONCLUSION | 356 |
Historic wine measures | 363 |
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Other editions - View all
El Vino Y la Viña: Geografia Historica de la Viticultura Y Del Comercio Del Vino P. T. H. Unwin No preview available - 1991 |
El Vino Y la Viña: Geografia Historica de la Viticultura Y Del Comercio Del Vino P. T. H. Unwin No preview available - 1991 |
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