Download or read book The Politics of Wine in Britain written by C. Ludington and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique look at the meaning of the taste for wine in Britain, from the establishment of a Commonwealth in 1649 to the Commercial Treaty between Britain and France in 1860 - this book provides an extraordinary window into the politics and culture of England and Scotland just as they were becoming the powerful British state.