Format:
Online Ressource (267 S.)
Edition:
1. Aufl.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9400704631
Content:
Percy H. Dougherty
Content:
Geographers and wine makers have been bedfellows since the time of the early Greeks and Romans, when viticulturalists realized that the same grape grown in different geographic regions produced wine with differing olfactory and taste characteristics. This book, which has been culled from research presented to the Wine Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers, shows just how far the relationship has come since the time of Bacchus and Dionysus. These days, geographers have a much more technical input into the wine industry, with exciting new research coming on stream tackling s
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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The Geography of Wine; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Overview; 1: Introduction to the Geographical Study of Viticulture and Wine Production; Introduction; Historical Background; Why Geography?; Examples of Geographic Research; General Reference Books; Regional Geography; Physical Geography Research; Landforms and Soil; Weather and Climate; Climate Change; Biogeography; Cultural Geography Research; Economic Geography; Terroir; Geographic Techniques; Conclusion; References; 2: Terroir: At the Heart of Geography; Introduction
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The Differences that Physical Environments MakeDefining Terroir; Terroir in Antiquity; The Medieval and Early Modern Worlds; Tensions over Terroir; Grape Growing and Winemaking; Winemaking in the Old and New World; Protectionism and Innovation; Conclusions; References; 3: Geography and the American Viticultural Areas Process, Including a Case Study of Lodi, California; Introduction; The Process to Establish a New American Viticultural Area; The Role of Geography; Geographical Distinctiveness; An Example: Lodi, California and Seven New AVAs Within It; The Future; References; Part II: Regional
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4: Bordeaux and Burgundy: A Comparison of Two French Wine Regions in TransitionIntroduction; Entrepreneurial Winemaking; Jean Halley, Château La Dauphine; Paul-Henry Nerbusson, Château Lagarde; Family Vineyards; Five Traditional Vineyards in Bordeaux; Four Traditional Vineyards in Burgundy; Conservative Innovators; Viticultural Pedology; Grand Connétable of the Confrérie des Tastevins de Clos de Vougeot; Marketing the Wines of Burgundy and Bordeaux; References; 5: The Okanagan Wine Region of British Columbia, Canada; Introduction; Location and Historical Background
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Landform and Climatic ConditionsWine, Landscape, and Terroir in the Okanagan; References; Part III: Physical; 6: The Importance of Soil and Geology in Tasting Terroir with a Case History from the Willamette Valley, Oregon; Introduction; Important Factors in the Making of a Wine; Terroir; Geology and Soils in Viticulture; Geology and Soil Differences of Terroir in Vineyards of the World; Europe; United States; Canada; Southern Hemisphere; The Northern Willamette Valley, Oregon: Best Place in the World to Taste Differences in Terroir; Conclusions; References
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7: Climate, Grapes, and Wine: Structure and Suitability in a Variable and Changing ClimateIntroduction; Weather and Climate Structure for Wine Quality and Production; Solar Radiation; Average Temperatures; Temperature Extremes; Heat Accumulation or Bioclimatic Indices; Wind; Precipitation, Humidity, and Water-Balance Characteristics; Climate Suitability for Winegrape Cultivars; Climate Variability in Wine Regions; Climate Change, Viticulture, and Wine; Conclusions; References; Part IV: Cultural/Economic
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8: The South African Wine Industry: Meeting the Challenges of Structural and Ethical Transformation
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 940070464X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789400704640
Language:
English
Subjects:
Geography
Keywords:
Weinbau
;
Weinbaugebiet
;
Geografie
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Electronic books
DOI:
10.1007/978-94-007-0464-0
