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Revised edition of manual about construction, maintenance, and use of oak barrels.

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A sturdy, laminated, pocket-sized guide, containing more than 350 full-color photographs accompanied by short, easily-read descriptions of most diseases, pests, and disorders found in the vineyard. A companion to Diseases & Pests (see listing above), contains cross-references to the larger publication, but stands alone as an easy-to-use field guide.

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A practical guide for home winemakers, commercial small-scale producers, and large wineries making small, experimental lots of table wine.

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The Grapevine: from the science to the practice of growing vines for wine— explores the links between the scientific principles and the practice of viticulture. It contains 320 full-colour pages of viticulture theory and practices, research and practical case studies and 290 coloured diagrams/photographs and 74 tables.

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Resources in Australia but with worldwide application. Soils, climates, grapevine classifications, grape varieties, phenology, rootstocks, planting material, vineyard site selection, and grape berry development are discussed.

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An eagerly anticipated successor to Viticulture and Environment. A scientific analysis of the climatic factors affecting wine grape production. It provides a reasoned basis for the term 'terroir', and examines how future climate change may alter current thinking about viticulture and winemaking. Dr John Gladstones is an internationally recognised authority on climate and viticulture.

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This book presents a comprehensive history of the growth of the industry in the East from Prohibition to today. Multiple appendixes include the origin of grapes used for wine in the East, the crosses used in developing the French hybrids and other varieties, how the grapes were named, and the types of wines made in the East and when.