Imperial Wine

Jennifer Regan Lefebvre's Imperial Wine explores the history of the global wine industry through the lens of settler colonialism, labor, and economic power.

The book traces how settler states and corporate interests shaped viticulture, trade networks, and labor regimes that produced modern wine markets.

Lefebvre connects agricultural practices to imperial policies and consumer culture in the global North.

Her work highlights gendered and racialized labor dynamics central to the industry's growth.

Imperial Wine reframes familiar consumption histories by emphasizing the colonial structures underpinning a ubiquitous luxury commodity.