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Wine: a global history

by Millon, Marc

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The origins of wine go back to the origins of modern humankind and was considered something special, almost divine. The considerable effort, the careful nurturing and cultivation of the grape plant for several years before it is able to bear fruit, the annual cycle of work in the vineyard leading to a single, once-a-year harvest, the careful collection of the grapes and their transport, the pressing of grapes and the alcoholic fermentation to transform the juice into wine, the storage of the fi…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Wine : a global history / Marc Millon.

Summary

The origins of wine go back to the origins of modern humankind and was considered something special, almost divine. The considerable effort, the careful nurturing and cultivation of the grape plant for several years before it is able to bear fruit, the annual cycle of work in the vineyard leading to a single, once-a-year harvest, the careful collection of the grapes and their transport, the pressing of grapes and the alcoholic fermentation to transform the juice into wine, the storage of the finished wine that ensures it does not spoil, making, such knowledge and labor of the wine-producer one of the most highly valued agricultural skills in the past and present.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Reaktion books
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2013.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (175 pages) : : illustrations (some color)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781780231464, 1780231466
  • oclc:ocn848920128
  • LC Classification:TP549
  • Dewey Decimal:641.2/2

Table of Contents

The wine grape -- Across wine-dark seas: a brief overview of the spread of viticulture -- The great vineyards of Europe -- A world of wine -- From grape to glass -- Final thoughts.

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Subjects

COOKING -- Beverages Cooking (Wine) Cuisine (Vin) History Vin -- Industrie Viticulture Wine and wine making Wine and wine making -- History Wine industry

Writers

Millon, Marc

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