Wine Expo

Author: Ren Zhihong
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Publish Date: 2001-11-01
Features: "Brewery Review" has four prominent features:
1. Worldliness: China's entry into the World Trade Organization is part of global economic integration. A book with a global perspective on brewing is highly beneficial for international industry exchange. Originally only 200,000 words, achieving a global perspective is challenging. However, this book has made a relatively successful attempt in this regard.
2. Originality: The book offers many unique insights into various aspects of the global brewing industry. Particularly in the history of world brewing, it studies the relationship between brewing and several early civilizations and major religions, outlining the basic framework of world brewing history—a pioneering approach.
3. Cultural Depth: While most Chinese books on brewing are primarily technical, "Brewery Review" is based on culture. There are two fundamental forms of brewing culture: material and spiritual.
4. Readability: For most readers, browsing and understanding brewing knowledge is more important than in-depth study. Strong readability also enables the broader and more effective dissemination of brewing culture. "Brewery Review" has succeeded in this aspect as well. The book covers a wealth of brewing-related knowledge, including the relationship between ancient civilizations and brewing, the cultural and religious aspects of brewing, famous alcoholic beverages and their preparation methods from various countries, the Chinese brewing industry, literary works related to alcohol, drinking utensils, and even how alcohol can be used as a health supplement. Its worldliness, originality, cultural depth, and readability have all reached a high level.