Wine and place
Subtitle: a terroir reader
By: Tim Patterson and John Buechsenstein
Contributors: Buechsenstein, John, 1949- author
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 329
ISBN-13: 9780520277007
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Terroir
Description: "The concept of terroir is one of the most celebrated and controversial subjects in wine today. Most will agree that well-made wine has the capacity to express "somewhereness," a set of consistent aromatics, flavors, or textures that amount to a signature expression of place. But for every advocate there is a skeptic, and for every writer singing praises related to terroir there is a study or a detractor seeking to debunk terroir as a myth. Wine and Place examines terroir using a multitude of voices and multiple points of view--from science to literature, from winemakers to wine critics--seeking not to prove its veracity but to explore its pros, its cons, and its other aspects. This comprehensive anthology lets the reader come to one's own conclusion about terroir"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-311) and index.
Table of contents: title: The lure and promise of terroir; title: History and definitions; title: Soil : the terre in terroir; title: Climate : limits and variations; title: Grapevines : bringing terroir to life; title: Winemaking : the human element in terroir; title: Sensory : validating terroir; title: Marketing : terroir for sale; title: The future of terroir.