Chapter 2
Aidan will go through the politics behind the Port wine industry in the nineteenth century. One of the main topics of this lesson is England’s Great Wine Debate of the 1860s.
Understanding this section of port wine history will prove how influential the political side of the Port industry was in producing Port wine.
IN THIS LESSON
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The Politics of Wine in Britain: A New Cultural History by Charles Ludington
Selling to reluctant drinkers: the British wine market, 1860-1914 by James Simpson