career in California viticulture
By: with an introduction by Maynard A. Amerine ; interview conducted by Ruth Teiser ; Regional Oral History Office,
Contributors: Amerine, M. A. 1911-; Teiser, Ruth.; Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.
Publisher: University of California
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Subjects: University of California, Davis. Dept. of Viticulture and Enology.; Wine and wine making -- California.; Viticulture -- California.
Other titles: University history series.; Wine Spectator California winemen oral history series.
Description: Discusses his education as a horticulturist, his experiences as Kern County farm advisor, and state-wide viticultural specialist. It also discusses his research on vineyard diseases, rootstocks, trellising, mechanical harvesting, soil preparation, and the relationship between crop load and wine quality. Also included is a discussion of wine grape varieties and changes in vineyard practices since 1948.