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| Wine Politics: How Governments, Environmentalists, Mobsters, and Critics Influence the Wines We Drink | 
 enlarge | Author: Tyler Colman
Publisher: University of California Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 28604
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0520255216
Dewey Decimal Number: 338.476632
EAN: 9780520255210
ASIN: 0520255216
Publication Date: July 14, 2008
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 Interesting and informative July 7, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This brief but concise book provides a very interesting perspective and history of the wine industry in France and the U.S. Tyler Colman tells a fascinating story of wine politics and the history behind what has been available to us as consumers and why. My only minor knock is the anti-Parker sentiment and the points made regarding the decline of the 100 point rating system and the superior quality of organic wines were, in my opinion, more the writer's personal opinion than fact. But I would still recommend this book. It definitely deserves a place on any wine lover's bookshelf.
 "Wonderful and informative read!" July 3, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I enjoyed this book immensely and learned a lot. The chapters about the shipping laws within the United States and how they came to be after the repeal of Prohibition were very interesting. It helped me to understand the current debates between the wholesalers, retailers,various states and their shipping laws. I thought the book would be very technical, but it was a very good read and any technical terms were explained very well. It also was illuminating on the aspect of how big business impacts the wine industry and how critics play a role. All in all a very good book. Would recommend this book highly.
Definite Read! July 2, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is a great read and definitely recommended to any Wine
aficionados. In the preface, Tyler does mention that if you are
looking to resolve your personal conflicts between the Red / White
wine or find your political orientation, then this book is NOT for you.
To an extend I agree but again I encourage all wine lovers of all kinds to go ahead and pick a copy of this book.
To be honest, my opinion might be a bit biased as I have had the
pleasure to take a Wine course with him at NYU and had been looking
forward to this book for a bit now. It was great fun to be part of
Tyler's class as he took us on wonderful journey of Wine Culture and
Tasting. His ability to take a very intimidating topic of Wine and make
it very easy for amateurs is amazing. He does the same in this book as
his passion and knowledge of the subject is palpable.
Kudos to Dr. Vino on this book. To many more years of exploration of
Wine world.
Cheers
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