Tears of Bacchus
a history of wine in the arab world
$85.39
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
28 May 2020
Summary
Tears of Bacchus: A History of Wine in the Arab World
Tears of Bacchus tells the story of wine in the Arab region, primarily Lebanon and Syria, from ancient times to today. Through a collection of essays written in diverse “voices”—historian, archaeologist, novelist, wine writer, journalist, curator, anthropologist—the book explores wine’s profound influence on early civilizations, cultures, religion, and mythology. It journeys through the Byzantine and Medieval Ottoman per…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781908531834 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1908531835 |
| Author: | Hugh Johnson, Michael Karam |
| Publisher: | Nomad Publishing |
| Imprint: | Nomad Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 28 May 2020 |
| Weight: | 523g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 148mm |
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About The Author
Hugh Johnson
Michael Karam is Lebanon’s preeminent wine writer. His writing has appeared in Decanter, Harper’s Wine Weekly, Monocle and the Spectator. He is a contributor to Jancis Robinson’s Oxford Companion to Wine and The World Atlas of Wine. He wrote the Lebanon chapter for the award-winning Wine Report between 2003 and 2009. He is the author of Wines of Lebanon, which won the Gourmand Award for Best New World Wine Book, 2005; Arak and Mezze: The Taste of Lebanon, which was shortlisted for the Gourmand Award for Best Food and Travel Book, 2007, and Chateau Ksara: 150 years of wine making 1957-2007.
Hugh Johnson, OBE, is a British author and expert on wine. He is considered the world’s best-selling wine writer.
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