Wine in history: Death by wine
Stuart Walton on the dangers of the poisoned chalice.
ByStuart 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).
Stuart Walton on the dangers of the poisoned chalice.
By Stuart WaltonThe long and noble history of Florence's "wine windows."
By Stuart WaltonStuart Walton enjoys an authoritative, readable, compellingly ethical history of British food.
By Stuart WaltonStuart Walton explores the sanguine significance of red wine.
By Stuart WaltonStuart Walton on the transcendent vinous verse of an eighth-century Chinese poet who knew the value of drinking alone.
By Stuart WaltonA new book lifts the lid on a history of deceit and criminality in the wine world.
By Stuart WaltonThe lover of Dionysos who gave his name to ampelography.
By Stuart WaltonThe cultural history of the wine cellar.
By Stuart WaltonThe Puritan movement in 17th-century England did not much care for seasonal fun and feasting.
By Stuart Walton