A SHORT HISTORY OF WINE

New York: ECCO, 2000. Hardcover. White boards. Near fine, in very good dust wrapper. 370 pages. 22 x 15 cm. The author re-creates each of the great eras of wine production, from the prehistoric fruits of the Fertile Crescent to this decade's explosion of the consumer wine culture with its varied values and palates, and vividly conveys the sheer magnitude of wine consumption and enjoyment. Interior and boards crisp and clean, dust wrapper lightly rubbed.