Wine Production- Vine to Bottle.pdf

FOOD INDUSTRY

BRIEFING SERIES

Wine Production

Vine to Bottle

Keith Grainger

and Hazel Tattersall

Food Industry Briefing Series

WINE PRODUCTION: VINE

TO BOTTLE

Keith Grainger

and

Hazel Tattersall

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Grainger, Keith.

Wine production : vine to bottle/Keith Grainger and Hazel Tattersall.

p. cm. — (Food industry briefing series)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN-13: 978-14051-1365-6 (pbk.: acid-free paper)

ISBN-10: 1-4051-1365-0 (pbk.: acid-free paper)

1. Wine and wine making. I. Tattersall, Hazel. II. Title. III. Series.

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Contents

Series Editor’s Foreword

Preface

xii

Acknowledgements

xiv

Introduction

Chapter 1 Viticulture – The Basics

1.1 The structure of the grape berry

1.1.1 Stalks

1.1.2 Skins

1.1.3 Yeasts

1.1.4 Pulp

1.1.5 Pips

1.2 The grape vine

1.3 What is a grape variety?

1.4 Reasons for grafting

1.5 Phylloxera vastatrix

1.6 Rootstocks

1.7 The lifespan of the vine

Chapter 2 Climate

2.1 Climatic requirements of the grape vine

2.1.1 Sunshine

2.1.2 Warmth

2.1.3 Cold winter

2.1.4 Rainfall

2.2 Climatic enemies of the grape vine

2.2.1 Frost

2.2.2 Hail

iii

2.2.3 Strong winds

2.2.4 Excessive heat

2.3 Mesoclimate and microclimate

2.3.1 Water

2.3.2 Altitude

2.3.3 Aspect

2.3.4 Woods and trees

2.4 The concept of degree days

2.5 Impact of climate

2.6 Weather

Chapter 3 Soil

3.1 Soil requirements of the grape vine

3.1.1 Good drainage

3.1.2 Fertility

3.1.3 Nutrient and mineral requirements

3.2 Influence of soils upon wine style

and quality

3.3 Soil types suitable for viticulture

3.4 Soil compatibility

3.5 Terroir

Chapter 4 The Vineyard

4.1 Vineyard location

4.2 Density of planting of vines

4.3 Training systems

4.3.1 Main types of vine training

4.3.2 Other training systems

4.4 Pruning methods and canopy management

4.5 Irrigation

4.6 The growing season and work in the

vineyard

Chapter 5 Pests and Diseases

5.1 Important vineyard pests

5.2 Diseases

5.3 Prevention and treatments

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