Wine in history: Death by wine
Stuart Walton on the dangers of the poisoned chalice.
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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: Buchette del vino
The long and noble history of Florence's "wine windows."
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Between poverty and plenty
Stuart Walton enjoys an authoritative, readable, compellingly ethical history of British food.
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Wine in history: Wine as blood
Stuart Walton explores the sanguine significance of red wine.
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Wine in history: The wine poetry of Li Bai
Stuart Walton on the transcendent vinous verse of an eighth-century Chinese poet who knew the value of drinking alone.
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A fascinating chronicle of vinous crimes
A new book lifts the lid on a history of deceit and criminality in the wine world.
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Wine in history: Ampelos, the satyr of the grapevine
The lover of Dionysos who gave his name to ampelography.
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Wine in history: Notes from underground
The cultural history of the wine cellar.
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Wine in history: Banning Christmas
The Puritan movement in 17th-century England did not much care for seasonal fun and feasting.
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