Veseth, Michael.

Wine wars : the curse of the blue nun, the miracle of two buck chuck, and the revenge of the terroirists / Curse of the blue nun, the miracle of two buck chuck, and the revenge of the terroirists Mike Veseth. - Lanham, Md. : [s.l.]: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ; Distributed by National Book Network, c2011. - vi, 255 p. ; 24 cm.

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.

9780742568198 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780742568204 (pbk.: alk. paper) 9780742568211 (electronic)

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Wine industry.
Globalization--Economic aspects.

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