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The Geography of Wine: How Landscapes, Cultures, Terroir, and the Weather Make a Good Drop Paperback - 2008
by Brian J. Sommers
A fun and fascinating examination of a vineyards geography, this book takes connoisseurs--and would-be 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. Illustrated.
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Wine is more than taste, smell, and appearanceit 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 connoisseursand potential connoisseurson 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.
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- Title The Geography of Wine: How Landscapes, Cultures, Terroir, and the Weather Make a Good Drop
- Author Brian J. Sommers
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Trade
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Plume Books
- Date 2008-02-26
- Features Bibliography, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780452288904 / 0452288908
- Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.3 x 0.9 in (20.32 x 13.46 x 2.29 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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- Cultural Region: French
- Library of Congress subjects Wine and wine making, Viticulture
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007035417
- Dewey Decimal Code 641.22
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- Booklist, 12/15/2007, Page 14
- Publishers Weekly, 12/24/2007, Page 40
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