Grape Vs Grain: A Historical, Technological, and Social Comparaison of Wine and Beer by Charles W. Bamforth

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  • ISBN 10 6611383506
  • ISBN 13 9786611383503
  • Published Jan 01 2008
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press
  • Imprint Cambridge University Press

Publishers Text

Why is wine considered more sophisticated even though the production of beer is much more technologically complex? Why is wine touted for its health benefits when beer has more nutrition value? Why does wine conjure up images of staid dinner parties while beer denotes screaming young partiers? Charles Bamforth explores several paradoxes involving beer and wine, paying special attention to the culture surrounding each. He argues that beer can be just as grown-up and worldly as wine and be part of a healthy, mature lifestyle. Both beer and wine have histories spanning thousands of years. This is the first book to compare them from the perspectives of history, technology, the market for each, and the effect that they have on human health and nutrition.

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