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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 List Price: ~~$27.50~~ Buy New: $17.18 You Save: $10.32 (38%) New (31) Used (3) from $17.18 Avg. Customer Rating: 4 reviews Sales Rank: 3754 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 (New: Last 30 Days) Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: International shipping available Condition: Brand New, Perfect Condition, Please allow 4-14 business days for delivery. 100% Money Back Guarantee, Over 1,000,000 customers served.

Editorial Reviews: Product Description After reading this intriguing book, a glass of wine will be more than hints of blackberries or truffles on the palate. Written by the author of the popular, award-winning website DrVino.com, Wine Politics exposes a little-known but extremely influential aspect of the wine business--the politics behind it. Tyler Colman systematically explains how politics affects what we can buy, how much it costs, how it tastes, what appears on labels, and more. He offers an insightful comparative view of wine-making in Napa and Bordeaux, tracing the different paths American and French wines take as they travel from vineyard to dining room table. Colman also explores globalization in the wine business and illuminates the role of behind-the-scenes players such as governments, distributors, and prominent critics who wield enormous clout. Throughout, Wine Politics reveals just how deeply politics matters-- right down to the taste of the wine in your glass tonight.

Customer Reviews: Ever wonder why wine is so... July 17, 2008 ... 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 1 out of 2 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 2 out of 2 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 2 out of 3 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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