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A new book explores the seductive history of the "world's favorite piece of paper."
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Stuart Walton has been writing on wine and food, as well as aspects of cultural history, since 1991. His books include Out of It: A Cultural History of Intoxication (2001), and Humanity: An Emotional History (2004).
A new book explores the seductive history of the "world's favorite piece of paper."
By Stuart WaltonStuart Walton on wine at the movies.
By Stuart WaltonStuart Walton is troubled by a curious analogy between inebriation and erotic pleasure in a 1912 essay by Sigmund…
By Stuart Walton“Replete with the warmth of treasured memory, weaving a densely textured fabric of recollections that spin out from the…
By Stuart Walton“The happiness that wine creates emerges most joyously of all in drink-fuelled singing.”
By Stuart Walton"Wine is the proper reward for those who generously bring happiness to others."
By Stuart WaltonWhat happens when wine is mixed with another psychoactive substance?
By Stuart WaltonA fascinating new book tells the story of how wine was used as a means of controlling troops on…
By Stuart WaltonStuart Walton looks back on the days when wine flowed from London's public taps.
By Stuart Walton