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 enlarge | Author: Tyler Colman
Publisher: University of California Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 11177
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
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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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 a topical and truly meaningful book in a lake of superfluous wine writing August 9, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
There are so many wine books out there this summer, many of them by retailers who have veiled advertorials in the fabric of "passion." It's truly refreshing to see a book like Dr. Coleman's, written with serious thought, using original research, and addressing one of the most important -- and often overlooked -- issues facing the contemporary wine drinker: how do the powers-that-be affect the market and our palates? Where most "wine writers" are erstwhile marketers who treat wine with undue snobbery and elitism, Coleman has delivered a genuinely useful piece of journalism that dispels many of the superfluous mythologies surrounding the world of wine today with empirical data.
As one reviewer put it, this book is sure to become "required reading for any serious wine education program."
Coleman's spare, economic writing style evokes an era when writers (think Hemingway) were not afraid to use words as instruments of thought rather than the other way around. An A+ for readability...
 Useful for beginners August 8, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
After working in the wine industry for 7 years I found this book to be a refresher at best. If you don't know much about how the industry works its a great primer, but if you have a good idea of what's going on the book is a bit lacking. I would have like to seen more depth in many chapters.
 Ever wonder why wine is so... July 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
... well this is a lot of those answers.
This was a short but well researched dive into the history and complexity of what goes on behind the scenes of the ever confusing wine world. It's written from an (ironically) sober perspective that gives the reader a chance to gain a sense of the immensity that is wine politics. From prohibition to repeal, natural winemaking, AOC struggles, and critics weight, it lays out the effects of these events as well as what the wine world was like before them.
Anyone interested in wine and/or history will take great pleasure in reading this. My only hope is that we get a follow up from Mr. Colman, I got the sense reading this book that he was holding back for something bigger...
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.
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