French Wine

A History

Rod Phillips

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University of California Press
11 October 2016

Wines

"""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."

By: Rod Phillips
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 612g
ISBN: 9780520285231
ISBN 10: 0520285239
Pages: 319
Publication Date: 11 October 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS A NOTE ON USAGE INTRODUCTION 1. FROM THE BEGINNINGS TO 1000 CE 2. THE MIDDLE AGES: 1000-1500 3. NEW WINES, NEW REGIONS: 1500-1700 4. ENLIGHTENMENT AND REVOLUTION: 1700-1800 5. STABILITY AND GROWTH: 1800-1870 6. PHYLLOXERA AND RENEWAL: 1870-1914 7. PINARD AND POSTWAR FRANCE: 1914-1930 8. FROM DEPRESSION TO LIBERATION: 1930-1945 9. FRENCH WINE REINVENTED: 1945 TO THE PRESENT CONCLUSION NOTES SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX

Rod Phillips teaches history at Carleton University in Ottawa and is the author of a number of books on European social history and the history of wine and alcohol, including Alcohol: A History and A Short History of Wine.

Reviews for French Wine: A History

Rod Phillips' comprehensive book, French Wine: A History, is an absolute tour de force, sure to be an instant classic. -- Pam Strayer Wine Country Geographic Offers insight on France's modern rise to wine world prominence, taking us back through several eras (Enlightenment to the Middle Ages, and beyond) to show us that the country's current premiere status was hard-won. Wine does not exist in a vacuum, and Phillips touches on several of the industry's outside forces in France, including religion and politics - two things you want to avoid talking about when you're drinking, but should feel free to read about anytime. -- Michael Austin Chicago Tribune A fascinating book that belongs on every wine lover's bookshelf. The Wine Economist An absolute tour de force, sure to be an instant classic. Organic Wines Uncorked A Must Have for any wine lover. It is composed of exceedingly good information - a well researched substantive book that is a very satisfying read. I dare you not to underline half of it. Organic Wines Uncorked History buffs and French wine fans will enjoy. Winnipeg Free Press Almost every page contains a gem. -- Henry Jefffreys The Guardian