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<span><span><span>In </span><span>Extreme Wine,</span><span> wine economist and best-selling author Mike Veseth circles the globe searching for the best, worst, cheapest, most expensive, and most over-priced wines, as well as the most outrageous wine people and places, booms and busts. Why go to such extremes? Because the world of wine is growing and changing, and if you want to find out what’s really happening you can’t be afraid to step over the edge. Written with verve and appreciation for all things wine, </span><span>Extreme Wine</span><span> will surprise and delight readers. </span></span></span>

<span><span>Chapter 1: X-Wines: </span><span>In Vino Veritas</span><span>?<br>Chapter 2: The Best and the Worst<br>Chapter 3: The Fame Game<br>Chapter 4: The Invisible Wine<br>Chapter 5: Money Wine<br>Chapter 6: Extreme Wine Booms and Busts<br>Chapter 7: Extreme Wine People<br>Chapter 8: Celebrity Wine<br>Chapter 9: Extreme Wine at the Movies<br>Chapter 10: Extreme Wine Tourism<br>Chapter 11: Extreme Wine: The Next Generation<br>Chapter 12: Extreme Wine Adventure</span></span>

<span><span>Mike Veseth</span><span> is professor emeritus of international political economy at the University of Puget Sound. He is editor of the award-winning blog </span><span>The Wine Economist </span><span>and author of several books on the business and pleasure of wine, including the best-selling <a href="https://wineeconomist.com/book-project-wine-wars/"><span>Wine Wars</span></a></span><span>; </span><span><a href="https://wineeconomist.com/new-book-project-extreme-wine/"><span>Money,</span></a></span><span> Taste, and Wine</span><span>; and </span><span><a href="https://wineeconomist.com/money-taste-wine/"><span>Around</span></a></span><span> the World in Eighty Wines</span><span>, which received the <a href="https://wineeconomist.com/2016/06/01/gourmand-award/"><span>2018 Gourmand International award for “Best U.S. Book in Wine and Spirits Tourism.”</span></a></span><span> He’s currently working on his next book when he isn’t traveling around the world with his wife, Sue; speaking to wine industry groups; and looking for great wines and great wine stories.</span></span>
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