Gods, Men and Wine

Cleveland: The Wine and Food Society in Association with World Publishing, 1966. Hardcover. Maroon cloth covered boards. Very good, in good dust wrapper. 516 pages. 26 x 21 x 5 cm. Forward by James Laver, and a chapter on Wine in America by John N. Hutchison. A detailed overview of the history of wine, including archaeological research, and scholarly history. Ranging from prehistoric times tot he late Victorian era, covering all aspects of wine from its early use by the gods of mythology to ancient and modern practices of adulteration. Generously illustrated in both color and black and white. A hefty tome. Crisp, clean copy. Dust wrapper rubbed and chipped at some edges. [GABLER 43360].