Wine in America ─ Law and Policy

Mendelson (wine law and policy, U. of California, Berkeley), who is joined by other US law specialists, offers a unique textbook that focuses on laws regulating the wine industry in the US and related policy issues. They give an overview of the law and cover wine industry trade practices, labeling and advertising, business models for grape growing and winemaking, Twenty-first Amendment jurisprudence, intellectual property involving brands and appellations, land use in the context of rural wineries and urban bars, wine counterfeiting, public health and social responsibility, and international institutions and accords that deal with wine. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)