The Curious World of Wine is a fascinating miscellany about the colorful characters, celebrated places, and quirky events surrounding wine-making. Recounting wine tales that are by turns amusing, surprising, and occasionally a bit naughty, wine expert Richard Vine reveals little…
"Rabbinic literature presumes tremendous prior knowledge, and its fascinating twists and turns in logic are disorienting for even those well-versed in the corpus. In order to help readers navigate this brilliant but bewildering terrain, Rabbinic Drinking explores how rabbinic li…
Research surrounding cultural identity and food customs throughout history are published often, but any research that attempts to combine the two are often based in more recent history. Few combinations of the two are available, and fewer explore the implications within ancient …
Nazirites are a well-documented phenomenon within the context of the Hebrew Bible. The bulk of research has focused mainly on the role of Samson as a lifelong Nazirite, but little has been done concerning the role of women within the context of the Nazirite Vow. The goal of this…
This dissertation explores the history of the French Algerian wine industry. The product of an ecological disaster in Europe the wine industry in French North Africa became the fourth largest producer of wine in the world by the mid-twentieth century. French Algeria played a lea…
A comprehensive, must-have guide to beverage service including wine, beer, and spirits. The Sommelier Prep Course is the ultimate resource for any aspiring sommelier, bartender, or serious wine lover. It includes sections on viniculture and viticulture, Old World and New World w…
Beverages are undergoing a renaissance. Before the days of sugary, pre-made mixers and sodas, drinks were carefully crafted from fresh, natural ingredients to be flavorful tonics that quenched thirst and healed the body. Find new inspiration in the beverages of yesterday.
Create your own handcrafted drinks and cocktails using local, fresh, or foraged ingredients. Tired of boring, artificial, too-sweet drinks? Go wild! It's time to embrace drinks featuring local, fresh, or foraged ingredients. It's easy with Wild Drinks & Cocktails. Using ingredie…
My dissertation is a new comparative study that examines the vital relationships among erotic desire, wine, intoxication, poetry and philosophy in the wine song of the medieval Arab poet Abu Nuwas and the Symposium of Plato. Through a close textual analysis of the figure of wine…
