{"product_id":"9781441105486","title":"The Wine Trade in Medieval Europe 1000-1500","description":"Wine has held its place for centuries at the heart of social and cultural life in western Europe.  This book explains how and why this came about, providing a thematic history of wine and the wine trade in Europe in the middle ages from c.1000 to c.1500.Wine was one of the earliest commodities to be traded across the whole of western Europe. Because of its commercial importance, more is probably known about the way viticulture was undertaken and wine itself was made, than the farming methods used with most other agricultural products at the time.\u003cbr\u003eSusan Rose addresses questions such as:Where were vines grown at this time?\u003cbr\u003eHow was wine made and stored?\u003cbr\u003eWere there acknowledged distinctions in quality?\u003cbr\u003eHow did traders operate?\u003cbr\u003eWhat were the social customs associated with wine drinking? \u003cbr\u003eWhat view was taken by moralists? \u003cbr\u003eHow important was its association with Christian ritual? \u003cbr\u003eDid Islamic prohibitions on alcohol affect the wine trade? \u003cbr\u003eWhat other functions did wine have?","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140105748720,"sku":"9781441105486","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781441105486_p0.jpg?v=1763793501","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781441105486","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}