From Vines to Wines The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes and Making Your Own Wine

Name: From Vines to Wines The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes and Making Your Own Wine
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ISBN: 9781580171052

ISBN-10: 1580171052

ISBN-13: 9781580171052

Edition: 3rd 1999

Authors: Tim Mondavi, Jeff Cox

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Now updated with new information on trellising systems, winemaking techniques and wine-tasting tips, this book provides readers with a comprehensive guide to growing their own grapes and making homemade wine.

Book details

List price: $18.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date: 1/3/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction Making Wine



Selecting the Vines


The Context of Winemaking


The Origin of Classic Wine Grapes


A Self-Education in Wine Climate and Geography


Affect Choice of Wines


Identifying Wine-Growing Areas



Growing the Grapes


Parts of the Grapevine


Choosing a Vineyard Size and Site


Finding a Favorable Site Vineyard Soil and Grape Quality Other Site


Considerations Grape


Trellises Hardware for Constructing a Trellis


Construction Directions


Ordering and Planting


Grapestock Managing Vineyard Rows and Aisles


How to Prune Grapes


Grapevine Pruning Illustrated Cluster


Thinning Trellis Systems


Illustrated Pest Control Strategies


Fertilization Tending Grape Crops


Determining Ripeness Harvesting Botrytized Grapes


Weather as a Harvest Factor Harvesting



Making the Wine


Making Consistently Fine Wine


The Primary Fermentation


The Secondary Fermentation


Further Racking and Aging Wine Disorders


Filtering Fining Blending Final Measurements Before Bottling


Bottling Corking


Labeling Cellaring the Wine


Wine Accoutrements Sensory


Evaluation of Wine Appendix



The Home Winemaker's Record Book Appendix



For More Information Appendix



Sources of Supplies Appendix



Sources for Grapevines Appendix



Grape Pests and Their Controls


Index