Wine

Capaciously informative and endlessly entertaining -- Tom Holland, co-host of THE REST IS HISTORY
A formidable work of scholarship, squelching eight thousand years of wine into a veritable Beaujolais of a book ... Lucid and inspiring. Each page fizzes with revelations. I was astonished and enthralled at every turn -- Matthew Green, author of SHADOWLANDS
Burk combines a palpable passion for wine with a sharp eye for the telling anecdote and a deep knowledge of sources * BBC History Magazine *
Burk writes with a light touch ... A great introduction to a massive subject * Spectator *
For the wine lover, it's the perfect companion to a brimming glassful * Country Life *
In the first world history of wine, an oenophile history professor ranges around the planet and across millennia to bring us a knowledgeable, sparkling work -- Christmas Gift Guide * Saga *
Erudite and intoxicating, Kathleen Burk's globe-spanning journey through wine history reminds us how deeply every glass is rooted in humanity's past -- Tom Standage, author of A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN SIX GLASSES
Given the obvious effort, in terms of impressively wide research, that went into the writing of this book, [Burk] surely has wine in her blood * World of Fine Wine *
Magnificent ... Burk provides a series of delightful guides to grapes, vintages and terroirs ... One of the very best things about Burk's book is the way it reminds us that, in wine and human nature, little changes * Literary Review *
An epic tale ... If you want to learn about the history of wine, there's no better place to start -- Henry Jeffreys * Engelsberg Ideas *
Burk uncovers the remarkable stories behind the history of wine ... Fascinating * Taste of France *
Not so much a history of the drink as it is an exhilarating exploration of its past ... Kathleen Burk is a stylish and fluid writer, so the reader is captivated by wherever she guides us ... Wine is blessedly free of jargon and brims with sparkling analysis and anecdote * Air Mail *
Packed with fascinating information * Decanter *
Excellent ... It's fantastic * THE REST IS HISTORY *
A thorough, globetrotting biography of the beverage that has inspired, intoxicated, and entranced us for more than eight millennia. From Chinese poets to Benjamin Franklin, The Odyssey to the Qu'ran, Burk traces its evolution across time and place to explore its enduring appeal. A journey sure to enchant any oenophile. -- Bianca Bosker, author of CORK DORK
Kathleen Burk's epic work takes you on a fascinating journey from the earliest episodes of Neolithic drunkenness to the sober-curiousness of the 2020s -- Carolyn Boyd, author of AMUSE BOUCHE
A detailed, compendious history that's rich in wine trivia * Kirkus *
Praise for Old World, New World: Immensely thought-provoking [and] lucid * Guardian *
An ambitious narrative... lucidly narrated and generous * Times Literary Supplement *
Balanced, intelligent, insightful and funny -- Dominic Sandbrook
An account of viticulture and fermentation as well as an exhaustive, breathtaking exploration of how deeply human culture is steeped in libation, proving that to understand wine is to understand the architecture of society, commerce, and art * Shelf Awareness *