Papers by Charlie Leary
Journal of Wine Economics, 2024
This article documents the sudden creation of a significant entrepôt for French wine, particularl... more This article documents the sudden creation of a significant entrepôt for French wine, particularly Bordeaux claret, in Boulogne-Sur-Mer starting in 1720. Scottish Jacobites who practiced a rebellious version of “fair trade” dominated this commerce, and their network had direct links to 18th-century economic thinkers such as Richard Cantillon, Charles de Montesquieu, and David Hume. The research uses social network analysis to analyze and visualize the concurrent networks, which by the 1750s included the French physiocrats. The research shows how politically inspired actions and strategies affected not only the wine entrepôt’s formation but also the circulation of ideas regarding “fair,” “free,” and balanced trade among Franco-British economic theorists. It also documents the formation of a dedicated claret commodity chain as well as the advent of wine product, packaging, and marketing specialization in the 18th century. These Jacobites formed wine trading firms that lasted long after the relevance of their political objectives had waned.
Gastronomica: The Journal of Critical Food Studies, Dec 31, 2023
An interview with Julien Camus of the Wine Scholar Guild and University of Strasbourg about geo-s... more An interview with Julien Camus of the Wine Scholar Guild and University of Strasbourg about geo-sensorial sensory analysis of wine, with commentary on the history of wine tasting.
Decanter, 2024
Using original interviews, this articles traces the history of modern en primeur wine futures sal... more Using original interviews, this articles traces the history of modern en primeur wine futures sales in Bordeaux.
Kenyon Journal, 1987
Wen Yiduo, born in 1899, was a poet associated with the Crescent Moon school during the Republica... more Wen Yiduo, born in 1899, was a poet associated with the Crescent Moon school during the Republican period (1912-1949) of Chinese history. His poem "Tranquil Night," written at some point between 1925 and 1927, captures the feelings of those living during this chaotic and strife-ridden time. The poem's original title was Xin tiao, or what I have translated here as "disquiet heart," and which literally means heart (xin) jump (tiao). The Chinese, particularly intellectuals like Wen, had good cause for living with a disquiet heart in this period of social, intellectual, and political upheaval. Beginning in the mid nineteen-twenties the already existing turmoil caused by fighting between warlord governments increased further owing to events such as the May Thirtieth Incident of 1925, where popular demonstrations were forcibly subdued by police and soldiers. In 1926, Chiang Kaishek's government began purging thousands of liberals and communists, thus marking the split between the Nationalists and the Communists and the start of further civil divisiveness.
Escape Artist, 2005
Cave dwellers, far from being Neanderthals, may be the smartest beings on earth. Life protected f... more Cave dwellers, far from being Neanderthals, may be the smartest beings on earth. Life protected from the elements by caves has persisted as a form of human existence for millennia, and goes on to this day in places such as Turkey, Tunisia, Afghanistan, Morocco, Italy, and France. In southern Spain, however, cave homes are man made, and not natural formations that humans simply moved into. Some of the very earliest names for the city of Granada refer to its cave dwellings. In nearby Benalua, a suburb of Guadix, everyone lives in a cave, just as in the gypsy quarter of Sacromonte. There are cave theaters, cave hotels, cave restaurants, cave spas, and of course, cave houses, known in Spanish as casas cueva. At the other end of the Sierra Nevada mountain chain too, near Almeria but still in Granada Province, cave dwelling has existed at least since the Arab invasion of Iberia in the 8th century. Granada Province has the largest cave dwelling population in Europe. Old cave houses in the Granada countryside can still be found for a relatively small investment. Here cave buildings do not, as might be expected, exist inside natural rock formations, like at Capadoccia in Turkey or the Tarn Gorge in France. Instead, they are intentional dwelling spaces carved out of hard clay and earth. Buying, refurbishing, or creating a new cave house represents the ultimate in efficient and sustainable living-though please be advised that we would not suggest building a cave house outside of regions where it is common practice and the structural integrity of the earth is well known. In Granada, the ancient cave dwelling area extends far beyond the contemporary city, into the hills and
Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture, 2023
An interview with Julien Camus of the Wine Scholar Guild and University of Strasbourg about geo-s... more An interview with Julien Camus of the Wine Scholar Guild and University of Strasbourg about geo-sensorial sensory analysis of wine, with commentary on the history of wine tasting.
Conference Presentations by Charlie Leary
Presentation given at the Civitas Institute, University of Texas at Austin
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Papers by Charlie Leary
Conference Presentations by Charlie Leary