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Wine wars : the curse of the blue nun, the miracle of two buck chuck, and the revenge of the terroirists / Mike Veseth.

By: Publication details: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ; [s.l.]: Distributed by National Book Network, c2011.Description: vi, 255 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780742568198 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780742568204 (pbk.: alk. paper)
  • 9780742568211 (electronic)
Other title:
  • Curse of the blue nun, the miracle of two buck chuck, and the revenge of the terroirists
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.4/76632 22
LOC classification:
  • HD9370.5 .V47 2011
Contents:
A tale of two glasses -- Old bottles, new wine -- The DaVino code -- Missionaries, migrants, and market reforms -- The masters of wine -- Curse of the blue nun -- America's hangover -- Globalization tasting -- Martians versus Wagnerians -- They always buy the ten cent wine -- Everyone's a critic -- The McWine conspiracy -- The future of wine in three bottles -- Two buck chuch tasting -- Mondovino and the revenge of the terroirists -- The war on terroir -- The China syndrome -- The best of wines or the worst of wines? -- Grape expectations tasting.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-241) and index.

A tale of two glasses -- Old bottles, new wine -- The DaVino code -- Missionaries, migrants, and market reforms -- The masters of wine -- Curse of the blue nun -- America's hangover -- Globalization tasting -- Martians versus Wagnerians -- They always buy the ten cent wine -- Everyone's a critic -- The McWine conspiracy -- The future of wine in three bottles -- Two buck chuch tasting -- Mondovino and the revenge of the terroirists -- The war on terroir -- The China syndrome -- The best of wines or the worst of wines? -- Grape expectations tasting.

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