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Work Henry |
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Wood, whiskey and wine : a history of barrels / / Henry H. Work |
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London : , : Reaktion Books, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (239 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Barrels - History |
Coopers and cooperage - History |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Wood, Whiskey and Wine; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; 1. Need: Why Wooden Barrels?; 2. Evolution: From Buckets to Barrels; 3. Celts: A Nexus of Skills and Technology; 4. Romans: Employing the Barrels for Trade; 5. Middle Ages: A Surge in Barrel Use; 6. Parallels: Wooden Barrels and Wooden Boats; 7. Organizations: From Guilds to Cooperages; 8. Oak: Wood for Barrels; 9. Air, Water and Fire: Crafting Wooden Barrels; 10. Wine: Barrels and Oak Ageing; 11. Craftsmen: The Coopers; 12. Other Barrels: Spirits, Fortified Wines and Beer |
13. Oak Flavouring: Oak Alternatives and Barrel Shaving14. Cooperage: The Bigger Picture; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Barrels-we rarely acknowledge their importance, but without them we would be missing out on some of the world's finest beverages-most notably whiskies and wines-and of course for over two thousand years they've been used to store, transport, and age an incredibly diverse array of provisions around the globe. In this comprehensive and wide-ranging book, Henry Work tells the intriguing story of the significant and ever-evolving role wooden barrels have played during the last two millennia, revealing how the history of the barrel parallels that of technology at large. Exploring how barr |
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