The Geography of Wine: How Landscapes, Cultures, Terroir, and the Weather Make a Good DropPenguin, 26 feb 2008 - 304 pagina's Wine is more than taste, smell, and appearance—it is a reflection of a place and its people. Why is Bordeaux a great place for red wines? Why do some places produce Rieslings and others produce Chardonnay? A fun and fascinating examination of terroir (the French word for the geography of a vineyard) this book takes connoisseurs—and potential connoisseurs—on a tour of wine regions, and explains the principles geographers use to understand the critical factors that make up the “wine character” of a place. From the Loire Valley to Napa Valley, Madeira to South Africa, Australia to Chile, The Geography of Wine is an entertaining and informative introduction to viticulture for worldly wine lovers everywhere. |
Inhoudsopgave
The Climatology of Viticulture | 23 |
The Rhine and Its Tributaries | 55 |
Bordeaux | 78 |
Viticulture Agriculture and Natural Hazards | 101 |
Wine and Geographic Information Systems | 127 |
Winemaking and Geography | 141 |
Wine Diffusion Colonialism and Political | 157 |
Urbanization and the Wine Geography | 175 |
Economic Geography and Wine | 187 |
Communism Geography and Wine | 199 |
Beer | 211 |
Wine Culture and the Geography | 223 |
Regional Identity Wine and Multinationals | 235 |
Localism and Wine Tourism | 253 |
Photo Credits | 291 |
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