Science, Vine and Wine in Modern France

Name: Science, Vine and Wine in Modern France
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ISBN: 9780521525213

ISBN-10: 0521525217

ISBN-13: 9780521525213

Edition: 2002

Authors: Harry W. Paul

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This book examines the role of science in the civilisation of wine in modern France. It analyses the scientific battle over the best way to save the French vinyards and gives an account of the growth of oenological science since Chaptal and Pasteur.

Book details

List price: $59.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 7/18/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Preface



Reinventing the Vine for Quality Wine Production



Death and Resurrection in the Phylloxeric Vineyard



Scientific Programs for the Spread of the Grafted Vine



Direct Production Hybrids: Quality Wines?



The Fall of the Hybrid Empire and the Victory of Vitis vinifera



Laying the Foundations of Oenology











Oenology in Champagne, Burgundy, and Languedoc



Champagne: the Science of Bubbles



Burgundy: The Limits of Empirical Science



Languedoc-Roussillon: innovations in tradition



Oenology in Bordeaux



The pastorian oenology of Ulysse Gayon



The Ionic Gospel of the New Oenology



The Production of Oenologists


Conclusion: Mopping-up Operations or Contemporary Oenology as Normal Science


Notes


Bibliography


Index