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Author
Publisher
Chelsea Green Pub
Pub. Date
Ã2002.
Language
English
Description
Lon Rombough provides all the information you need to succeed with grapes: from siting your vineyard to pruning and training; from improving your soil to revitalizing an old neglected grapevine; from greenhouse growing to breeding you own unique varieties.
Publisher
Academic Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Improving Sustainable Practices in Viticulture and Enology provides an up-to-date view on the major issues concerning the sustainability of the wine supply chain. The book describes problems and solutions on the use of inputs (e.g., water, energy) and emphasizes the roles and limitations of implementing circularity in the sector. It identifies some of the most relevant metrics while pinpointing the most critical issues concerning the environmental...
Author
Publisher
Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Healthy Vines, Pure Wines serves as a guide which derives its information from real-world sources to share green practices in sustainable viticulture in a practical way. Including a how-to on treating vineyard issues organically, a look at how climate change is affecting viticulture, and a special focus on women in the field, this handbook maintains a forward focus. Also included are sixteen case studies on successful organic, biodynamic, and sustainable...
Author
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
From breaking ground to savoring the finished product, every aspect of growing flawless grapes and making extraordinary wine is covered in this classic guide. Fully illustrated instructions clearly show you how to choose and prepare a vineyard site; build effective trellising systems; select, plant, prune, and harvest the right grapes for your climate; press, ferment, age, and bottle wine; and judge wine for clarity, color, aroma, and taste. This...
Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
This thoroughly revised and updated second edition of this essential and groundbreaking reference gives a comprehensive overview of one of the most fascinating, important, and controversial trends in the world of wine: the scientific and technological innovations that are now influencing how grapes are grown and how wine is made. Jamie Goode, a widely respected authority on wine science, details the key scientific developments relating to viticulture...
Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Matthews brings a scientist's skepticism and scrutiny to widely held ideas and beliefs about viticulture--often promulgated by people who have not tried to grow grapes for a living--and subjects them to critical examination: Is terroir primarily a marketing ploy that obscures our understanding of which environments really produce the best wine? Can grapevines that yield a high berry crop generate wines of high quality? What does it mean to have vines...
Publisher
Patrick Iland Wine Promotions
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The Grapevine explores the links between the scientific principles and the practice of viticulture. It will be of great interest to anyone involved in viticulture and winemaking as, while it focuses on theory, it also contains practical aspects of growing vines for wine. It covers the basic principles of the molecular, physiological, biochemical and practical aspects of growing vines for wine.
Author
Publisher
Ecco/HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"A complete guide-the first in over a century-to all grape varieties relevant to the wine lover, charting their relationships (with some astounding family trees), where and how they are grown, and, most importantly, what wines made from them taste like!"--
Author
Publisher
Sterling Epicure
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"What do you taste in wine? Why do you taste it? Consumers have changed the way they think and learn about wine, approaching the subject by going back to its origins: the grape. This expanded and updated edition of Oz Clarke's highly acclaimed award-winning guide explores the world's greatest grapes and the wines they make. Containing vivid descriptions of 350 grape varieties in an easy-to-use A-Z format, it looks at wine history, places, people,...
Author
Publisher
Ryland Peters & Small
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Wine, made and drunk locally, has been a part of life in the sunlit Mediterranean basin since ancient times. Now, all the temperate regions of the world produce wine. With that geographical expansion has come a new flowering of aromas and flavours. Socially, too, wine is now accessible to all. Its pleasures are no longer the preserve of a wealthy elite. The first part of the book, The Tools, introduces you to the kit you'll need for tasting and thinking...
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