The winemaker's dance : exploring terroir in the Napa Valley /

There is a saying among winemakers that "great wine begins with dirt." Beginning from this intriguing premise, The Winemaker's Dance embarks on an eye-opening exploration of "terroir" in one of the greatest places on earth to grow wine - California's Napa Valley. Jonath...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Swinchatt, Jonathan P.
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Howell, D. G.
Μορφή: Licensed eBooks
Γλώσσα:Αγγλικά
Έκδοση: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press ©2004.
Διαθέσιμο Online:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt7zw2bf
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • The place and the notion
  • Birth of a valley
  • The underpinnings of terroir
  • The tours: part 1
  • Great wine begins with dirt
  • The land and its climate
  • Civilizing the vine
  • The tours: part 2
  • The winery: preserving character or shaping style?
  • The winemaker's dance
  • Some final, and fundamental, issues.