Rod Phillips is a professor of history at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He has written a number of books on European history, and, more recently, on the history of food and drink, with books including A Short History of Wine, Alcohol: A History (named a Book of the Year for 2014 on jancisrobinson.com), and French Wine: A History. General Editor of the forthcoming six-volume A Cultural History of Alcohol, he writes regularly for the wine media and also judges in wine competitions.

‘The wines of Canada is a serious, detailed look at the history, regions and individual producers of wines... With Canada now playing host to more than 700 wineries nationwide, this is an essential guide.’ Christine Austin, The Yorkshire Post