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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795193203321

Autore

Demossier Marion

Titolo

Burgundy : a global anthropology of place and taste / / Marion Demossier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; Oxford : , : Berghahn, , 2018

ISBN

1-78533-852-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 pages)

Collana

New directions in anthropology ; ; Volume 43

Disciplina

338.4/76632094441

Soggetti

Wine and wine making - France - Burgundy

Terroir - France - Burgundy

Wine industry - France - Burgundy

Vintners - France - Burgundy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Wine landscapes and place making -- Wine growers and worlds of wine -- The taste of place -- Winescape -- Beyond terroir -- Translating terroir, Burgundy in Asia -- Creating terroir, Burgundy in New Zealand -- From terroir to les climats de Bourgogne -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

“Demossier’s engrossing analysis of Burgundy—the wine, the place, the brand—should be imbibed (pun intended!) on many levels—and slowly, for best appreciation.”—foodanthro.com Drawing on more than twenty years of fieldwork, this book explores the professional, social, and cultural world of Burgundy wines, the role of terroir (the environmental factors that affect a crop's character), and its transnational deployment in China, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand. It demystifies the terroir ideology by providing a unique long-term ethnographic analysis of what lies behind the concept. While the Burgundian model of terroir has gone global by acquiring UNESCO world heritage status, its very legitimacy is now being challenged amongst the vineyards where it first took root. From the introduction: Superficially then, Burgundy might appear to be simply acquiring recognition for its unchanging landscape, tradition and culture. Yet, for all the power of its rich local identity, folklore and culture which is broadcast to the world, there



hides underneath the comforting blanket of this seamless place, untouched by change or conflict, a far more complex reality. Burgundy’s listing as a World Heritage landscape emphasises its international reputation as a traditional and historical site of wine production and opens a new chapter in the production and marketing of its quality, differentiation and authenticity. It is also about readjusting Burgundy and the grands crus in response to a changing global market and the shifting kaleidoscope of world wine values.