The Routledge Handbook of Wine and Culture

The Routledge Handbook of Wine and Culture provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of contemporary research and thinking on how wine fits into the cultural frameworks of production, intermediation, and consumption. It explores the different ways in which wine is constructed as a social artifact and how its representation and use acquire symbolic meaning. It is essential reading for researchers and students in education for the wine industry and in the humanities and social sciences engaged in understanding patterns of human ingenuity and interaction.

Format: Hardback
Length: 472 pages
Publication date: 27 April 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The title, "The Routledge Handbook of Wine and Culture," has been recognized as a prize winner at the prestigious OIV (International Organization of Vine and Wine) Awards 2023. This comprehensive handbook delves into the intricate relationship between culture and wine, tracing its historical roots back to the earliest days of human civilization.

The Routledge Handbook of Wine and Culture offers a fresh and interdisciplinary perspective on the multifaceted role of wine within cultural frameworks. By bringing together a diverse range of leading researchers, the book explores the diverse ways in which wine is constructed as a social artifact, acquiring symbolic meaning through its representation and usage.

The handbook employs a multi-disciplinary approach, drawing from anthropology, economics, business, geography, history, and sociology, among other fields, to examine the complex dynamics surrounding wine and culture. It examines how wine relates to place, belief systems, and accompanying rituals, how it serves as a marker of identity and the mechanisms of civilizing processes, how it intersects with science and nature, the ideologies and power relations that emerge from these activities, and their implications for wine markets and public institutions.

This handbook is an invaluable resource for researchers and students in the fields of education for the wine industry, as well as the humanities and social sciences, including sociology, anthropology, economics, health, geography, business, tourism, cultural studies, food studies, and history. It provides a comprehensive and insightful exploration of the complex interplay between wine and culture, shedding light on the many ways in which it shapes and influences human societies.

Weight: 1026g
Dimension: 180 x 253 x 36 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367472900