Contemporary Wine Studies: Dancing with Bacchus - Hardcover

Morgan, Gareth; Tresidder, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138784397 ISBN 13: 9781138784390

Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

 The purchase and consumption of wine, whether in hospitality environments or domestic settings, has huge anthropological significance underpinned by a discourse of wine appreciation. It can be seen as a multi-sensory and symbolically status-rich activity framed by historical, social, cultural and ethical discourses.

This innovative book offers a critical study of wine from social and cultural perspectives. The field of wine studies spans the spectrum of cultural and technical issues concerning the place of wine in society from viticulture, vinification, labelling, regulation, marketing, purchasing, storage and its final consumption. It combines social history and contemporary questions including the notion of terroir, the nature of protected wine designations, the pricing of wine and the different motivations for buying and consuming wine. It considers wine as a beverage, as an aesthetic exercise and as a marker of status, as well as health implications and legal controls.

The title offers a timely contribution into the significance of wine and the role of knowledge, both of which have conceptual and managerial implications in terms of marketing, promotion, consumption and distribution. By offering a holistic and innovative understanding of wine and its consumption, it is a must-read for students and scholars in the fields of wine and social science.

 

About this title

About the Author:

Gareth Morgan holds a Chair at Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University. He is an experienced wine educator and a specialist in regulatory issues in a number of sectors.

Richard Tresidder is Senior Lecturer in Hospitality Marketing at Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University. He is a social anthropologist exploring issues of critical marketing in hospitality, tourism and food.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1138784397
• ISBN 13: 9781138784390
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224