WINE MYTHS & REALITY

Wine
Myths and Reality
Benjamin Lewin, MW
Is wine an artisanal creation or industrial
product? Wine Myths and Reality goes
behind the scenes of winemaking to reveal
the truth about what goes into a bottle of
wine. Extensively illustrated with photographs,
maps, and charts, its approachable
and entertaining style immediately engages
the reader in the wine universe.
From monks treading grapes in the
middle ages to the latest research into
grapevine DNA, this compelling book presents
the authoritative account of how wine is
really made. Practices in viticulture and vinification
come under the microscope, the
tricks of the wine trade are
revealed, the methods of the
new and the old worlds are scrutinized, and their wines are discussed.
Does terroir really matter? Is the international style taking
over? Will global warming destroy the existing wine-producing
regions? And extrapolating from current trends, what will wine be
like in the next decade?