The Wines of Empire
KPFA - Against the Grain
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Imperial Wine, How the British Empire Made Wine's New World
Sasha Lilly talks with historian Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre about her book Imperial Wine, How the British Empire Made Wine's New World. Historian: We have this impression that only really wealthy people drank wine and that everybody else, you know, 80% of the population drinks beer and spirits. So how did these colonial wine producers establish themselves as wine producers for this market in the UK? It's a really interesting question because I think it depends how you measure success.
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