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Author: Robert Sechrist Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1440854394 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 342
Book Description
A fascinating and comprehensive introduction to the geography, culture, and history of wine that identifies the significance of this simple beverage throughout human history and today. Wine was one the key founding foods of Western culture (bread and oil being the other two). It has played a key role in human history for thousands of years, having been used for enjoyment, rituals, and religious purposes; today, the production and consumption of wine is a billion-dollar industry that plays an important role in the global economy. Planet of the Grapes: A Geography of Wine provides an interesting and accessible lens through which students can learn about geography, culture, society, history, religion, and the environment. The chapters cover the historical geography of wine, document how drinking wine has often been condemned as a vice, and describe wines by region and type, thereby providing a cultural geography of wine. Readers will learn about the historical geography of wine, terroir (the environmental conditions that affect grape crops), grape biogeography, the process of winemaking from a geographic perspective, the economic global significance of the wine trade, the ongoing love-hate relationship between wine and government, and what makes individual wine regions distinct. The content is written to be comprehensible to individuals without detailed previous knowledge about wine but provides detailed information and insight that wine connoisseurs will find engaging. Additionally, through the story of wine comes a unique telling of the social transformations in America that have resulted from sources such as anti-immigrant sentiment, pseudoscience, and censorship.
Author: Robert Sechrist Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1440854394 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 342
Book Description
A fascinating and comprehensive introduction to the geography, culture, and history of wine that identifies the significance of this simple beverage throughout human history and today. Wine was one the key founding foods of Western culture (bread and oil being the other two). It has played a key role in human history for thousands of years, having been used for enjoyment, rituals, and religious purposes; today, the production and consumption of wine is a billion-dollar industry that plays an important role in the global economy. Planet of the Grapes: A Geography of Wine provides an interesting and accessible lens through which students can learn about geography, culture, society, history, religion, and the environment. The chapters cover the historical geography of wine, document how drinking wine has often been condemned as a vice, and describe wines by region and type, thereby providing a cultural geography of wine. Readers will learn about the historical geography of wine, terroir (the environmental conditions that affect grape crops), grape biogeography, the process of winemaking from a geographic perspective, the economic global significance of the wine trade, the ongoing love-hate relationship between wine and government, and what makes individual wine regions distinct. The content is written to be comprehensible to individuals without detailed previous knowledge about wine but provides detailed information and insight that wine connoisseurs will find engaging. Additionally, through the story of wine comes a unique telling of the social transformations in America that have resulted from sources such as anti-immigrant sentiment, pseudoscience, and censorship.
Author: Robert Sechrist Publisher: Praeger ISBN: 1440854386 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
A fascinating and comprehensive introduction to the geography, culture, and history of wine that identifies the significance of this simple beverage throughout human history and today. Wine was one the key founding foods of Western culture (bread and oil being the other two). It has played a key role in human history for thousands of years, having been used for enjoyment, rituals, and religious purposes; today, the production and consumption of wine is a billion-dollar industry that plays an important role in the global economy. Planet of the Grapes: A Geography of Wine provides an interesting and accessible lens through which students can learn about geography, culture, society, history, religion, and the environment. The chapters cover the historical geography of wine, document how drinking wine has often been condemned as a vice, and describe wines by region and type, thereby providing a cultural geography of wine. Readers will learn about the historical geography of wine, terroir (the environmental conditions that affect grape crops), grape biogeography, the process of winemaking from a geographic perspective, the economic global significance of the wine trade, the ongoing love-hate relationship between wine and government, and what makes individual wine regions distinct. The content is written to be comprehensible to individuals without detailed previous knowledge about wine but provides detailed information and insight that wine connoisseurs will find engaging. Additionally, through the story of wine comes a unique telling of the social transformations in America that have resulted from sources such as anti-immigrant sentiment, pseudoscience, and censorship.
Author: Jane Yolen Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 0698113535 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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"A funny space adventure that spoofs Star Wars while providing an easy-to-read story." —Booklist When Commander Toad finds a new planet that seems the ideal place for a picnic for his tired crew, he and Lieutenant Lily go down to look around first, only to be swallowed up by giant grapes. Is this the end for the brave crew of the Star Warts? Or can Doc Peeper, the ship's medical officer, help them escape from the Planet of the Grapes? Fans of DK Readers: LEGO Star Wars, Tom Angleberger's Origami Yoda, and silliness will toad-ally love Commander Toad!
Author: Paul Harrison Publisher: ISBN: 9781907967801 Category : Children's stories Languages : en Pages : 0
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'Let me tell you about the night a strange star appeared in the sky. A star grew and grew until it shed its light across the fields until suddenly there were enormous fruits and vegetables - enough to take over the whole world '
Author: David Adamson Publisher: ISBN: 9781723474606 Category : Languages : en Pages : 86
Book Description
When Guy Corks stole the wine machine, little did he realise the damage he would cause to reality! Now a famous author and on the run from Winewood Scrubs prison he's determined to cause more trouble for the Planet of the Grapes. His plots help the Cidermen invade but the top-secret organisation UNFIT are there to save the planet...if they can. Meanwhile Jack the Riper's reign of terror continues - something that Queen Vintoria definitely does not find amusing!
Author: David Adamson Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781503356375 Category : Languages : en Pages : 86
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"We are descended from grapes and we can live to a ripe old age. We are not just here without rhyme or raisin." So says Charles Darwine, Queen Vintoria's favourite stand-up comedian, but as always her Majesty is not amused. The population of Grape Britain is mysteriously disappearing and nobody seems to know why. Can the Wine Minister, Wineston Churchill, find a solution or will public enemy number wine, Guy Corks, finally manage to blow up the Housewines of Parliament? And just what dark secrets does her Majesty keep locked up in the wine cellars beneath Bucksfizz Palace? Uncork the original sketchpads of David Adamson and pour out a whole bunch of colourful characters who are born to be wine!
Author: David Adamson Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781512018585 Category : Languages : en Pages : 90
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"What happens if you travel to the past and accidently tread on a grape before you're born?" asks Charles Darwine. "Ah, the old grape grandfather paradox," replies H.G.Wines. "What could possibly go wrong?" When the United Grapes land Peel Armstrong on the moon, Queen Vintoria is not amused. So she decides to set up the Grape Exhibition to highlight the achievements of the Grape British Empire. It is here that H.G.Wines launches his fantastic wine machine! But with criminal masterwine Guy Corks on the loose again, an unknown killer stalking the seedy streets of Winechapel and time-travelling robots hunting Queen Vintoria herself, will the Planet of the Grapes ever be safe again? Uncork a second bottle of the original sketchpads of David Adamson and have the wine of your life!
Author: Stuart Pigott Publisher: Miller/Mitchell Beazley ISBN: 1840007761 Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 155
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Fasten your seat belts for a non stop, grape-by-grape tour of our wine planet! Combining witty words and provocative pictures, Stuart Pigott takes a simple, unique approach to describing how each of the major grape varieties taste. He provides invaluable information on their origins and flavors, where they are grown, the winemaker’s intervention, winemaking techniques, and environmental issues. Winner of the Gourmand Best Wine Education Book 2004
Author: Robert Sechrist
Author: Robert Sechrist
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Author: Robert Sechrist
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Author: David Adamson
Author: David Adamson
Author: Stuart Pigott