Routledge Studies of Gastronomy, Food and Drink
About the Book Series
This groundbreaking series focuses on cutting edge research on key topics and contemporary issues in the area of gastronomy, food and drink to reflect the growing interest in these as academic disciplines as well as food movements as part of economic and social development. The books in the series are interdisciplinary and international in scope, considering not only culture and history but also contemporary issues facing the food industry, such as security of supply chains. By doing so the series will appeal to researchers, academics and practitioners in the fields of gastronomy and food studies, as well as related disciplines such as tourism, hospitality, leisure, hotel management, cultural studies, anthropology, geography and marketing.
The History of Rioja Wine: Tradition and Invention
1st Edition
By Ludger Mees
May 27, 2024
This title was a prize winner at the OIV (International Organisation of Vine and Wine) Awards 2023. The History of Rioja Wine offers an informative, chronological and in-depth account of Rioja wine from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. This book illuminates the fascinating and largely ...
The Shape of Wine: Its Packaging Evolution
1st Edition
By Henry H. Work
July 19, 2018
Grape wine has been produced for at least 4,000 years, having been aged, stored and transported in every conceivable type of vessel. Its seductiveness has been enhanced by this packaging: primarily three strikingly different containers – amphorae, wooden barrels and glass bottles. Henry H. Work ...
Food Tourism and Regional Development: Networks, products and trajectories
1st Edition
Edited
By C. Michael Hall, Gossling Stefan
April 25, 2018
Food tourism is a topic of increasing importance for many destinations. Seen as a means to potentially attract tourists and differentiate destinations and attractions by means of the association with particular products and cuisines, food is also regarded as an opportunity to generate added value ...
Heritage Cuisines: Traditions, identities and tourism
1st Edition
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By Dallen J. Timothy
April 25, 2018
Food is one of the most fundamental elements of culture and a significant marker of regional and ethnic identity. It encompasses many other elements of cultural heritage beyond the physical ingredients required for its production. These include folklore, religion, language, familial bonds, social ...
Social, Cultural and Economic Impacts of Wine in New Zealand.
1st Edition
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By Peter J. Howland
June 16, 2017
New Zealand’s wine came to the world’s attention in the late 1980’s with its production of some of the best quality sauvignon blancs. Since then the industry has grown significantly and has increasingly gained an international reputation as a producer of quality, boutique wines.This volume provides...
Sustainable Culinary Systems: Local Foods, Innovation, Tourism and Hospitality
1st Edition
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By C. Michael Hall, Gossling Stefan
May 25, 2017
There is increasing public and academic interest in local and sustainable foods and food tourism. These interests have been reflected in such diverse elements as the growth of farmers markets, green restaurants, food miles, crabon and sustainability labelling, concerns over food supply and security...
The Consuming Geographies of Food: Diet, Food Deserts and Obesity
1st Edition
By Hillary J. Shaw
May 25, 2017
The consumption and distribution of food, as well as its production, has become a major public policy issue over the past few decades; what we eat is no longer merely a private matter but carries significant externalities for wider society. Its increasing significance within the ...
Wine and Identity: Branding, Heritage, Terroir
1st Edition
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By Matt Harvey, Leanne White, Warwick Frost
May 24, 2017
In an increasingly competitive global market, winemakers are seeking to increase their sales and wine regions to attract tourists. To achieve these aims, there is a trend towards linking wine marketing with identity. Such an approach seeks to distinguish wine products – whether wine or wine ...
The Business of Champagne: A Delicate Balance
1st Edition
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By Steve Charters
May 18, 2017
The world of champagne offers a fascinating insight into the complexity of modern business management and marketing. Champagne is at the same time a wine, a luxury product and a regional brand – it is tied to the place from which it comes, and can be made nowhere else. It therefore highlights a ...
Alternative Food Networks: Knowledge, Practice, and Politics
1st Edition
By David Goodman, E. Melanie DuPuis, Michael S. Goodman
December 21, 2013
Farmers’ markets, veggie boxes, local foods, organic products and Fair Trade goods – how have these once novel, "alternative" foods, and the people and networks supporting them, become increasingly familiar features of everyday consumption? Are the visions of "alternative worlds" built on ethics of...