The Brandy Trade under the Ancien Régime
Subtitle: Regional Specialisation in the Charente
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: March 28, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780521592482
Subjects: Distributive industries; Economic History; c 1600 to c 1700; c 1700 to c 1800; Food And Beverage Industries (Economic Aspects); Business & Economics; History - General History; History: World; France; Commerce; Europe - France; Brandy industry--France--Charente--History; Business & Economics / Economic History; Charente; Industries - General; Brandy industry; History
First sentence: Spirits were an almost unknown product in 1600, and where they did exist, as in Ireland or Scotland, they were the subject of curiosity to the visitor from the outside world.