Adventures on the China Wine Trail - How Farmers, Local Governments, Teachers, Entrepreneurs Are Rocking

In this exuberant book, the authors share their adventures on the China wine trail, meeting the farmers, entrepreneurs, and teachers who are changing the wine world. They explore wine tourism hot spots, talk to winemakers searching for good grapes, and take us to lush mountains and arid deserts, all in the search for the future of Chinese wine.

List of contents

Acknowledgments

1 From China to Bordeaux . . . and Back

2 Sea, Sand, and Shandong

3 The Revenge of the Xixia

4 Tai Duo Le! Too Many!

5 For Rent

6 Back to School

7 Superpowered Grapes and Superhero Winemakers

8 The Mountain Guide

9 Bubbly on the Rocks

10 Filling Our Wine Suitcase

11 Coming to America

12 What's Next?

Notes

Bibliography

About the Authors

About the author

Cynthia Howson is senior lecturer in ethnic, gender, and labor studies at the University of Washington Tacoma.Pierre Ly is associate professor of international political economy at the University of Puget Sound, where he teaches a popular course about the idea of wine.

Summary

In this exuberant book, the authors share their adventures on the China wine trail to meet the farmers, entrepreneurs, and teachers who are changing the wine world. They explore wine tourism hotspots, talk to winemakers searching for good grapes, take us to lush mountains and an arid desert, all in the search for the future of Chinese wine.

Product details

• Authors: Cynthia Howson, Cynthia Ly Howson, Pierre Ly
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781538133521
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-3352-1
• No. of pages: 210
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Travel > Travel guides > Asia; China, Expeditions, COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / Wine, Expeditions: popular accounts, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food, Food & society, wines, Food security & supply, viticulture, Manufacturing industries, Cultural studies: food and society, Food Manufacturing & Related Industries, Food security and supply, TRAVEL / Asia / East / China