- The ultimate history of wine by the master of the subject, an award-winning bestseller for decades now in a new edition; - New foreword by historian Andrew Ro

Variously regarded as a sacred, religious drink, an inebriant, and even the work of the Devil, throughout the ages wine has generated passions that verge on man

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Winegrower and journalist Richard Figiel offers the first comprehensive history of New York wine, following its turbulent evolution across the state and emergin