TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tara McConnell
PY  - 2022
CY  - Oxford, United Kingdom
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 1662-9094
SN  - 9781800797918
TI  - "Honest Claret"
T2  - The Social Meaning of Georgian Ireland’s Favourite Wine
DO  - 10.3726/b19474
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1284932
N2  - In the eighteenth century, Ireland’s elite could choose from a wide range of wines, but their favourite was claret – the red wine of Bordeaux. Whereas Britain’s wine drinkers turned to port in this period, and America’s elite filled their glasses with Madeira, in Ireland, claret flowed in the social world of the privileged classes. This book looks back to earliest times to trace the story of how and why a French wine became what Jonathan Swift fondly called «Irish wine». Exploring the social life of claret in Georgian Ireland through a range of period sources reveals the social meanings attached to this wine and expands our knowledge of Ireland’s fascinating food history.
KW  - Claret, Ireland's food history, Irish food history, “Honest Claret”, Tara McConnell, Claret wine's story, Irish wine
LA  - English
ER  -