The Classic Wine Library reader
A taste of the world's best wine writing
Innbundet
Engelsk
The Infinite Ideas Classic Wine Library
- Format: Innbundet
- Språk: Engelsk
- Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
- Serienavn: The Infinite Ideas Classic Wine Library
- EAN: 9781913022327
- Utgivelsesår: 2023
529,-
The Classic Wine Library is home to some of the world¿s most trusted expert writing on wine. This anthology gathers together selected essays from nearly 30 titles, published over the last 10 years. The chapters cover topics essential to understanding the wines of a range of regions, including their history, wine growing, winemaking and signature wines. The wide range of subjects include:¿The beginnings of viticulture ¿ explaining how people learned to tame the wild tree-climbing Vitis vinifera and turn it into orderly vineyards;¿Addressing South Africa¿s apartheid legacy ¿ detailing efforts made by the wine industry to create equal opportunities for black and coloured workers; ¿Australia¿s old vines ¿ revealing the history and extent of the country¿s impressive collection of ungrafted vines;¿Qvevri: the vessel of dreams ¿ discussing how these traditional clay vessels are formed, and used to make wines;¿The wines of Japan ¿ looking at one of the world¿s most newly emerged wine producing