"Wine is an art, a craft, a science, and a delicious part of life enjoyed by millions of people. But it is a global industry, too. In Wine Wars II economist Mike Veseth shows how globalization, commodification, and the "R+evenge of the terroirists" help determine what's in your wine glass - and...

As wine economist Mike Veseth peels away layer after layer of the money-taste-wine relationship he discovers the wine buyer's biggest mistake and learns how to avoid it, enlists in the "restaurant wars" and toasts anything but Champagne. His engaging and enlightening book will surprise, inform,...