Important and significant volume looking at the remarkable history of Rioja wine for the first time enriching knowledge and addressing debates on inventions of tradition, impacts of crisis for innovation and progress.
Based on unpublished sources, the book traces the economic, social, cultural and political evolution of Rioja’s wine over the following decades offering new insight into the social history of wine production, distribution and consumption.
Written by leading academic.
Wide appeal to those interested in wine studies, sociology, social history, tourism, events, hospitality and food studies.