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Record Nr.

UNINA9910961494203321

Autore

White R. E (Robert Edwin), <1937->

Titolo

Soils for fine wines / / Robert E. White

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003

ISBN

0-19-988161-8

0-19-756176-4

1-280-48155-2

9786610481552

0-19-803234-X

1-4337-0082-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

634.8

Soggetti

Soils

Viticulture

Wine and wine making

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2003.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-270).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 Soil and the Environment; 2 The Makeup of Soil; 3 The Vine Root Habitat; 4 How the Soil Supplies Nutrients; 5 Nutrients for Healthy Vines and Good Wines; 6 Soil-Water-Vine Relationships and Water Management; 7 Soil Quality in Vineyards; 8 Site Selection and Soil Preparation; 9 Soil and Wine; Appendices; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

An essential component of terroir is soil and the interaction between it, local climate, vineyard practices, and grape variety on the quality of grapes and distinctiveness of their flavor. This book considers that component, providing basic information on soil properties and behavior in the context of site selection for new vineyards and on the demands placed on soils for grape growth and production of wines.