Viticulture

5th Edition. — Storey Publishing, 2015. — 264 p. Create you own backyard winery! From breaking ground to savoring the finished product, Jeff Cox's From Vines to Wines is the most complete and up-to-date guide to growing flawless grapes and making extraordinary wine. Wine connoisseurs, gardeners, and home winemakers will find the latest techniques in this fully revised and...

CABI, 2009. — 295 p. — (Crop Production Science in Horticulture, Volume 16). — ISBN-13 978 1 84593 401 9. Grapes are one of the worlds most widely planted horticultural crops, used to make a variety of fresh, dried and processed products. The science of grapes and grape production are discussed through an examination of wine grapes as well as grapes for fresh consumption and...

Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2010. — 448 p. ISBN: 978-90-481-9282-3. e-ISBN: 978-90-481-9283-0. Grapevine is a crop of major economical interest, and wine represents a multicultural heritage which has been growing since several milleniums. Yet, modern viticulture must face several challenges. Global climate has increased berry sugar content (and alcohol in the wine)...

Infinite Ideas Ltd., 2017. — 286 p. — ISBN: 978-1-908984-80-5. The Veronese wine regions of Soave and Valpolicella – home to Amarone – are currently producing some of the world’s most drinkable quality wines. But both regions still struggle with a reputation for cheap, poor-quality wines brought about through industrial-scale production during the economic depression following...

Bentham Science Publishers, 2018. — 304 p. — ISBN10: 160805540X, 13 978-1608055401. Grapes (Vitis spp.) are economically significant fruit species. Many scientific advances have been achieved in understanding physiological, biochemical, and molecular aspects of grape berry maturation. Some of these advances have led to the improvement of wine quality through better grape...

CSIRO Publishing, 2004. - 105 p. ISBN: 0-643-09066-5 (paperback). ISBN: 0-643-09218-8 (netLibrary eBook). Riesling, Chardonnay, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes can make magnificent wines but there are also many other excellent wine varieties that for many of us are rarely experienced. "Vines for Wines" will expand the wine lover’s knowledge and appreciation of a great...

2-nd edition. — Tbilisi, 2012. — 454 p. The Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia made an important decision to renew this bibliography for the wide circle of interested readers who referred to matters of Viticulture, Wine-making and Enology in the popular book - Georgian Ampelography, the authors of which were Niko Ketskhoveli, Maksime Ramishvili and Dimitri...

State of Victoria, Department of Primary Industries, 2005. - 174 p. ISBN 1 74146 388 2. This publication focuses on the practicalities of grape production from an organic management point of view. It does not present all the basic information necessary for viticultural success, such as determining nutrient requirements, detailed pest biology or spray application techniques, as...

University of California Press, 2016. — 311 p. — ISBN10: 0520276957, 13 978-0520276956. "A must-read for any wine grape grower or winemaker who has ever wrestled with the most important myths of winegrowing or debated them with colleagues — and that would be all of us! It is also a great read for any wine consumer interested in looking at 'the man behind the curtain,' so to...

Hardie Grant Publishing, 2010. — 533 p. The Future Makers is a groundbreaking new work by wine writer Max Allen, set to redefine Australia's wine landscape for the new century. As global warming and continued drought threaten the state of the Australian wine industry, many winemakers are beginning to think long-term, and in doing so are starting to better understand the unique...

Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, 2016. – 340 p. – ISBN: 3319245120. The book describes emergent investigations related to wine safety and quality, showing the relationship between these concerns and consumer preferences, with a special emphasis on the beneficial effects of wine on human health. The first part of the book describes the most relevant aspects of...

University of California Press, 2016. — 360 p. An important new book on Chianti Classico: Winners of the André Simon 2013 award for their book The World of Sicilian Wine, Nesto and Di Savino have produced the investigative, scholarly and detailed book that Chianti Classico has long deserved. Nesto and Di Savino are brilliant historic investigators...A must-read for anyone...

Woodhead Publishing, 2010. — 606 p. — ISBN 978-1-84569-484-5; ISBN 978-1-84569-928-4. Many aspects of both grape production and winemaking influence wine sensory properties and stability. Progress in research helps to elucidate the scientific basis of quality variation in wine and suggest changes in viticulture and oenology practices. Managing wine quality reviews developments...

Second Edition. — Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2009. — 610 p. ISBN 978-90-481-2304-9. e-ISBN 978-90-481-2305-6. Grapevine is one of the most widely cultivated plant species worldwide. With the publication of the grapevine genome sequence in 2007, a new horizon in grapevine research has unfolded. Thus, the authours felt that a new edition of ‘Molecular Biology &...

Routledge, 1996. - 390 p. ISBN 0-203-01326-3 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-415-14416-7 (Print Edition) "Wine and the Vine" provides an introduction to the historical geography of viticulture and the wine trade from prehistory to the present. Throughout, the rich symbolic and cultural significance of wine is related to its evolution as a commercial product. The book discusses both...

Infinite Ideas Ltd., 2016. — 240 p. — ISBN13: 978-1908984814. Wines are generally defined in one of three ways: by their country or region of origin, by their colour (red, white, pink) or by their style (still, sparkling, fortified). Only recently have wines begun to be defined by how their grapes have been grown and the wine made, with a clear distinction between modern...

Oxford University Press, 2003. - 279 p. ISBN 0-19-514102-4. The present book is intended to address the need to provide a clear understanding of soils and their properties, and how those properties influence a soil’s response to management for production, specifically of wine grapes. That the soil is an essential component of terroir is acknowledged, and quantitative evidence...

Oxford University Press, 2009. - 230 p. ISBN: 978-0-19-531125-9. Terroir connotes a sense of place that imparts a distinctive character to wine. A central component of terroir is the soil and its immediate surroundings. Thus, an understanding of the basic properties of soils and how they function as a ''living skin'' on the earth's surface is of fundamental importance to grape...

2nd Edition. – Oxford University Press, New York, USA, 2015. – 285 p. – ISBN: 0199342067 The first edition of Understanding Vineyard Soils, published in 2009, has been praised for its comprehensive coverage of soil topics relevant to viticulture, and is a major resource for professionals in the industry. However, the subject is not static — new developments are occurring in the...