Wine and the Vine: An Historical Geography of Viticulture and the Wine Trade

About this book

Very 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.