This volume contains a comprehensive guide to historical winemaking in Africa, Persia, India, China, Russia, and Turkey. A fantastically detailed and thoroughly interesting treatise, "e;The History of Wine in Africa and Asia"e; is highly recommended for those with a keen interest in wine, and is not to be missed by collectors of related literature. Contents include: "e;Winemaking"e;, "e;African, Persian and Indian Wines"e;, "e;Cape Wines"e;, "e;Boer Reverence for Precedent"e;, "e;In North Africa"e;, "e;Persia the Nursery of Wine-Making"e;, "e;Wine vs. the Koran"e;, "e;Persian Grapes"e;, "e;Selling Wine by the Pound"e;, "e;Shiraz"e;, "e;Intoxication"e;, "e;The Wines of India"e;, etc. Many vintage books like this are becoming increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality addition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on winemaking.

This volume contains a comprehensive guide to historical winemaking in Africa, Persia, India, China, Russia, and Turkey. A fantastically detailed and thoroughly interesting treatise, "The History of Wine in Africa and Asia" is highly recommended for those with a keen interest in wine, and is not to be missed by collectors of related literature. Contents include: "Winemaking", "African, Persian and Indian Wines", "Cape Wines", "Boer Reverence for Precedent", "In North Africa", "Persia the Nursery of Wine-Making", "Wine vs. the Koran", "Persian Grapes", "Selling Wine by the Pound", "Shiraz", "Intoxication", "The Wines of India", etc. Many vintage books like this are becoming increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality addition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on winemaking.