From Vines to Wines

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The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes Making Your Own Wine
After a dozen years of growing his own grapes and making his own wine, author Jeff Cox can confidently say:
• The most important elements of great wine are first, the grape; second, the climate; third, the soil, and fourth, the skill of the winemaker.
• The best wines are made as far north as any particular grape variety will grow.
• To produce great wines, the vines, like great athletes, must suffer.
With enthusiasm and clarity, the author leads his readers, from the amateur to the accomplished winemaker, in his or her quest for flawless grapes and extraordinary wine. The process is not as daunting as it may seem. What matters most is finding the grape that gives wine you like and which thrives and ripens (consistently) in your climate. The author goes on to describe vineyard siting, soil preparation, culture, pruning, trellising, and pest control.
The second half of the book thoroughly... Tovább

Fülszöveg

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From
Vines
to
Wines

The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes Making Your Own Wine
After a dozen years of growing his own grapes and making his own wine, author Jeff Cox can confidently say:
• The most important elements of great wine are first, the grape; second, the climate; third, the soil, and fourth, the skill of the winemaker.
• The best wines are made as far north as any particular grape variety will grow.
• To produce great wines, the vines, like great athletes, must suffer.
With enthusiasm and clarity, the author leads his readers, from the amateur to the accomplished winemaker, in his or her quest for flawless grapes and extraordinary wine. The process is not as daunting as it may seem. What matters most is finding the grape that gives wine you like and which thrives and ripens (consistently) in your climate. The author goes on to describe vineyard siting, soil preparation, culture, pruning, trellising, and pest control.
The second half of the book thoroughly describes the wine-making process: from crushing the grapes and pressing, to primary and secondary fermentations, racking, bottling, corking, cellaring, and evaluating the finished product.
Five appendices provide information on supplies, sources of grapevines, and troubleshooting for pests. More than ninety of the author's how-to drawings complement the text.
This book will appeal to the person with a serious desire to grow grapes and make wine, the aspiring wine-making entrepeneur, the home gardener interested in the culture of grapes, the wine connoisseur, or the casual hobbyist. No matter what level of involvement you want to have in the wine-making process, FROM VINES TO WINES will satisfy your needs and your curiosity.
Jeff Cox is a contributing editor for Rodale's Organic Gardening. He and his wife, Marilyn, are coauthors of The Perennial Garden and Flowers For All Seasons. They live in the wine country of California.
$10.95 .^H STOREY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ISBN D-flflStb-SEfl-b ^ POWNAL, VERMONT 05261
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