About the Author

John Germov is a sociologist and author of more than 20 books including his best-known work, The Social Appetite: A Sociology of Food and Nutrition (Oxford University Press). He is Pro-Vice Chancellor of the Faculty of Education & Arts at The University of Newcastle and leads the university's Wine Studies Research Network. Julie McIntyre is a Research Fellow in History at The University of Newcastle and her publications include First Vintage: Wine in Colonial New South Wales (NewSouth 2012), winner of a Gourmand Publishing Prize and shortlisted for the NSW Premier's History Awards. She is an associate editor of the Journal of Wine Research (UK).