Tasting French Terroir

The History of an Idea

Nonfiction, Food & Drink, Food Writing, History, European General, International
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Author: Thomas Parker ISBN: 9780520961333
Publisher: University of California Press Publication: May 1, 2015
Imprint: University of California Press Language: English
Author: Thomas Parker
ISBN: 9780520961333
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication: May 1, 2015
Imprint: University of California Press
Language: English

This book explores the origins and significance of the French concept of terroir, demonstrating that the way the French eat their food and drink their wine today derives from a cultural mythology that developed between the Renaissance and the Revolution. Through close readings and an examination of little-known texts from diverse disciplines, Thomas Parker traces terroir’s evolution, providing insight into how gastronomic mores were linked to aesthetics in language, horticulture, and painting and how the French used the power of place to define the natural world, explain comportment, and frame France as a nation.

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This book explores the origins and significance of the French concept of terroir, demonstrating that the way the French eat their food and drink their wine today derives from a cultural mythology that developed between the Renaissance and the Revolution. Through close readings and an examination of little-known texts from diverse disciplines, Thomas Parker traces terroir’s evolution, providing insight into how gastronomic mores were linked to aesthetics in language, horticulture, and painting and how the French used the power of place to define the natural world, explain comportment, and frame France as a nation.

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