Cognac : a liquid history / Salvatore Calabrese.
Material type: TextPublisher: London : Cassell, 2001Description: 271 pages : illustrations (some colour), colour map ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0304358746
- 9780304358748
- 641.253 21
- TP599 .C35 2001
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 641.253 CAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A279135B |
Browsing City Campus shelves, Shelving location: City Campus Main Collection Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
641.252 SMI A-Z of whisky / | 641.25209411 WIS Classic malt whisky / | 641.2520971 DEK Canadian whisky : the portable expert / | 641.253 CAL Cognac : a liquid history / | 641.253094465 FAI Cognac / | 641.259 BRO Rum / | 641.25909729 SMI Caribbean rum : a social and economic history / |
"Cognac is widely considered the finest distilled spirit in the world. Its history has evolved against a fascinating backdrop of sin and seduction. Politics and intrigue between cognac-producing families has, over the centuries, weaved a rich tapestry of controversy. It has known tragedy and triumph, such as in the late 1870s when a bug called Phylloxera vastatrix ate its way through the vineyards of the cognac region, or when a number of extraordinary cases of fraud led to the stringent production controls that now guard the drink's good name." "Cognac: A Liquid History relates a passionate and contemporary story of a traditional spirit with an intriguing past. The book explores and unfolds, decade by decade, the history, secrets and untold tales surrounding the world's most noble tipple."--BOOK JACKET.
Machine converted from AACR2 source record.
There are no comments on this title.