"A fascinating book that belongs on every wine lover's
bookshelf."-The Wine Economist "It's a book to read for its
unstoppable torrent of fascinating and often surprising
details."-Andrew Jefford, Decanter For centuries, wine has been
associated with France more than with any other country. France
remains one of the world's leading wine producers by volume and
enjoys unrivaled cultural recognition for its wine. If any wine
regions are global household names, they are French regions such as
Champagne, Bordeaux, and Burgundy. Within the wine world, products
from French regions are still benchmarks for many wines. French
Wine is the first synthetic history of wine in France: from
Etruscan, Greek, and Roman imports and the adoption of wine by
beer-drinking Gauls to its present status within the global
marketplace. Rod Phillips places the history of grape growing and
winemaking in each of the country's major regions within broad
historical and cultural contexts. Examining a range of influences
on the wine industry, wine trade, and wine itself, the book
explores religion, economics, politics, revolution, and war, as
well as climate and vine diseases. French Wine is the essential
reference on French wine for collectors, consumers, sommeliers, and
industry professionals.
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