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Grape vs. Grain : A Historical, Technological, and Social Comparison of Wine and Beer, Hardback Book

Grape vs. Grain : A Historical, Technological, and Social Comparison of Wine and Beer Hardback

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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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