Return to the Near East
A history of wine that goes beyond the Eurocentric.
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Stuart Walton
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).
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Wine in history: Non-intoxication
A history of alcohol avoidance, from oxycrat and anzir to Dr Welch's Unfermented Wine.
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Wine in history: A vinous New Year’s Eve
How the world rings in the new year with wine (and grapes).
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Wine in history: Shiraz, Syrah, and Shirazi
The true history of the “dark red wine that smells of musk.”
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Wine in history: Sir Walter Ralegh and the Farm of Wines
How a vinous gift from the Queen contributed to the Elizabethan adventurer's vast fortune.
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A stimulating disquisition
A new book offers an inspiring study of the relations between drinking and thinking.
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Wine in history: Wine for breakfast
Has it ever been OK to begin the day with a glass of wine?
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Wine in history: Leaving mind and body behind
“Dancing is the soul’s petition for liberty, corporeal evidence that the rest of life is not lived in freedom.…
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Wine in history: Saguntum—An Ancient Roman DOC?
Archaeological discoveries in eastern Spain have cast new light on one of Ancient Rome’s most important wine regions.
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