Wine: From Neolithic Times to the 21st Century
Accessible and compact, yet thorough and informative, this history of wine use and wine making will find readers among students of the industry as well as curious wine drinkers of both novice and experienced vintage. Estreicher, a physics professor at Texas Tech U., shares his enjoyment of the subject in this well-written history, clearly a labor of love and long-term study. Some illustrations support the text small, b&w; digital reproductions that do the job without pretension. --www.booknews.com