Book

Halliday, James, 1938-

The art and science of wine / James Halliday and Hugh Johnson.

Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books, c2007.

240 p. : col. ill., map, ports. ; 28 cm.

An overview of the subtle artistry and sophisticated science of the winemaking process from the vineyard to the bottle. Explores factors affecting the growth and harvesting of grapes, describes the various kinds of wines, and discusses the chemistry and analysis of wine.

Wine and wine making.

Wine districts.

Wine and wine making -- Chemistry.

Vineyards.

Johnson, Hugh, 1939-

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In the vineyard. The vine -- Terroir -- Climate -- Which variety of vine? -- Sculpting the vine -- Quantity vs.quality? -- Plague and pestilence -- Irrigation -- Mechanization -- In the winery. Making the wine -- National attitude and regional characters -- Light-bodied white wines -- Wooded and full-bodied white wines -- Sparkling wines -- Sweet table wines -- Light-bodied red wines -- Medium-bodied red wines -- Full-bodied red wines -- Fortified wines -- Oak and wine -- In the bottle. The chemistry and methods of analysis of wine -- The changes of age -- Wine faults -- The manipulation of wine -- The great closure debate.

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