Wine Politics: How Governments, Environmentalists, Mobsters, and Critics Influence the Wines We Drink

by Tyler Colman

Book Overview

After reading this intriguing book, a glass of wine will be more than hints of blackberries or truffles on the palate. Written by the author of the popular, award-winning website DrVino.com, Wine Politics exposes a little-known but extremely influential aspect of the wine business--the politics behind it. Tyler Colman systematically explains how politics affects what we can buy, how much it costs, how it tastes, what appears on labels, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520255216
• ISBN13: 9780520255210
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 8.7"