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Very few books have products as diverse as those of the grape vine: even fewer have products with such a cultural significance. Wine and the Vine provides an introduction to the historical geography of viticulture and the wine trade from prehistory to the present. It considers wine as both a unique expression of the interaction of people in a particular environment, rich in symbol and meaning, and a commercial product of great economic importance to particular regions.Unwin, Timothy is the author of 'Wine and the Vine: An Historical Geography of Viticulture and the Wine Trade' with ISBN 9780415031202 and ISBN 0415031206.
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