A Short History of Wine (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of A Short History of Wine Sunday, August 2 2009.

• Variously regarded as a sacred, religious drink, an inebriant, and even the work of the Devil, throughout the ages wine has generated passions that verge on mania. In A Short History of Wine, Rod Phillips tells the story of wine in the Western world with all its grandeurs and miseries. Packed with fascinating stories, unexpected insights, and the myriad tricks of the trade, A Short History of Wine is an essential book for anyone who treats this most venerated drink with the zeal it deserves.

Shelfari edited the contributors of A Short History of Wine Thursday, July 23 2009.

• Added a contributor: Roderick Phillips: (Primary Author)