Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Gerald Asher, who served as Gourmet's wine editor for thirty years, has drawn together this selection of his essays, published in Gourmet and elsewhere, for the collective insight they give into why a wine should always be an expression of a place and a time. Guiding the reader through twenty-seven diverse wine regions in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, and California, he shows how every wine worth drinking is a reflection of its terroir-in the broadest sense of that untranslatable word. In evocative reminiscences of wines, winemakers, and the meals he has had with them, he weaves together climate, terrain, and local history, sharing his knowledge and experience so skillfully that we learn as we are entertained and come to understand, gradually, that the meaning and pleasure of a wine lie always in the context of its origin and in the concurrence of where, how, and with whom we enjoy it.

Wine and wine making. --- alcohol. --- california. --- discussion books. --- fine wines. --- food journalism. --- food wine. --- foodies. --- france. --- gastronomy. --- germany. --- gourmet magazine. --- guidebook. --- italy. --- local history. --- nonfiction essays. --- regional climate. --- social experience. --- spain. --- vineyard terrain. --- vineyards. --- wine appreciation. --- wine culture. --- wine experts. --- wine historians. --- wine history. --- wine industry. --- wine lovers. --- wine regions. --- wine varieties. --- wine writing. --- winemakers. --- wineries. --- wines.

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Today's wine industry is characterized by regional differences not only in the wines themselves but also in the business models by which these wines are produced, marketed, and distributed. In Old World countries such as France, Spain, and Italy, small family vineyards and cooperative wineries abound. In New World regions like the United States and Australia, the industry is dominated by a handful of very large producers. This is the first book to trace the economic and historical forces that gave rise to very distinctive regional approaches to creating wine. James Simpson shows how the wine industry was transformed in the decades leading up to the First World War. Population growth, rising wages, and the railways all contributed to soaring European consumption even as many vineyards were decimated by the vine disease phylloxera. At the same time, new technologies led to a major shift in production away from Europe's traditional winemaking regions. Small family producers in Europe developed institutions such as regional appellations and cooperatives to protect their commercial interests as large integrated companies built new markets in America and elsewhere. Simpson examines how Old and New World producers employed diverging strategies to adapt to the changing global wine industry. Creating Wine includes chapters on Europe's cheap commodity wine industry; the markets for sherry, port, claret, and champagne; and the new wine industries in California, Australia, and Argentina.

Wine industry --- Wine and wine making --- Enology --- Oenology --- Vinification --- Wines --- Alcoholic beverages --- Grape products --- Fruit wines --- Viticulture --- Alcoholic beverage industry --- History --- E-books --- History. --- 1855 classification. --- American wine industry. --- American wine. --- Anglo-Portuguese Commercial Treaty. --- Argentina. --- Argentinian wine industry. --- Australia. --- Australian commodity chain. --- Australian wine industry. --- Australian wine. --- Bordeaux. --- Britain. --- British ports. --- British wine market. --- CWA. --- California Wine Association. --- California. --- Californian wine. --- Douro valley. --- France. --- French wine. --- Gilbeys. --- Gironde. --- Jerez. --- Midi. --- New World producers. --- New World wine. --- Porto. --- Portugal. --- Spain. --- Victoria Wine Company. --- World War I. --- brand names. --- champagne houses. --- champagne producers. --- champagne. --- cheap ports. --- cheap wines. --- claret. --- commercial relations. --- dessert wines. --- distribution network. --- dry table wine. --- dry wines. --- economic agents. --- family businesses. --- family retailer. --- fine wines. --- fraud. --- grape growing. --- grape production. --- grapes. --- imitation wines. --- international wine trade. --- market organization. --- marketing costs. --- mass market. --- organizational change. --- phylloxera vastatrix. --- phylloxera. --- port wine. --- port. --- product quality. --- railways. --- regional appellation. --- regional appellations. --- regional cooperatives. --- scientific viticulture. --- self-regulation. --- sherry. --- small farmers. --- small growers. --- small-scale production. --- traditional wine producers. --- transportation. --- vineyards. --- viticulture. --- wine adulteration. --- wine boom. --- wine consumption. --- wine cooperatives. --- wine export. --- wine industry. --- wine making. --- wine market. --- wine marketing. --- wine prices. --- wine production. --- wine quality. --- wineries.