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Wine and Place: A Terroir Reader

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2018
ISBN
0520277007, 9780520277007
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9660113 bytes)
Pages
376\595
Time added
2021-06-30 06:37:14

Description

The concept of terroir is one of the most celebrated and controversial subjects in wine today. Most will agree that well-made wine has the capacity to express "somewhereness," a set of consistent aromatics, flavors, or textures that amount to a signature expression of place. But for every advocate there is a skeptic, and for every writer singing praises related to terroir there is a study or a detractor seeking to debunk terroir as a myth. Wine and Place examines terroir using a multitude of voices and multiple points of view-from science to literature, from winemakers to wine critics-seeking not to prove its veracity but to explore its pros, its cons, and its other aspects. This comprehensive anthology lets the reader come to one's own conclusion about terroir. Subvention Title Copyright Dedication Contents Foreword by Patrick J. Comiskey Introduction: Why Terroir Matters 1 The Lure and Promise of Terroir 2 History and Definitions 3 Soil: The Terre in Terroir 4 Climate: Limits and Variations 5 Grapevines: Bringing Terroir to Life 6 Winemaking: The Human Element in Terroir 7 Sensory: Validating Terroir 8 Marketing: Terroir for Sale 9 The Future of Terroir 10 Postscriptum Acknowledgments: Nancy G. Freeman Acknowledgments: John Buechsenstein Bibliography Credits for Reprinted Materials Index

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