The Science Behind the Napa Valley Appellation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Science Behind the Napa Valley Appellation write by Napa Valley Vintners. This book was released on 2004. The Science Behind the Napa Valley Appellation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. If you have an interest in wine, you are probably familiar with the concept of terroir, a term that, in its simplest form, refers to the terrain, soils, and climate of a particular winegrowing region. Said another way, it is the concept of place. The importance of place is what this little volume is all about--and the particular place is the Napa Valley.
The Science Behind the Napa Valley Appellation
The Science Behind the Napa Valley Appellation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Science Behind the Napa Valley Appellation write by . This book was released on 2011. The Science Behind the Napa Valley Appellation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "If you have an interest in wine, you are probably familiar with the concept of terroir, a term that, in its simplest form, refers to the terrain, soils, and climate of a particular winegrowing region. Said another way, it is the concept of place. The importance of place is what this little volume is all about--and the particular place is the Napa Valley."--Page 4 of cover.
The Winemaker’s Dance
The Winemaker’s Dance - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Winemaker’s Dance write by Jonathan Swinchatt. This book was released on 2004-09-14. The Winemaker’s Dance available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A pair of geologists tell the geological and environmental history of Napa Valley, with an emphasis on terroir, or how geology, soils, topography, and microclimate influence the kinds and quality of wines produced in different parts of this world-class, internationally known wine region.
A Vineyard in Napa
A Vineyard in Napa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Vineyard in Napa write by Doug Shafer. This book was released on 2012-11-12. A Vineyard in Napa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. At the age of 47, when he a successful publishing executive and living with his wife and four children in an affluent Chicago suburb, John Shafer made the surprise announcement that he had purchased a vineyard in the Napa Valley. In 1973, he moved his family to California and, with no knowledge of winemaking, began the journey that would lead him, thirty years later, to own and operate what distinguished wine critic Robert M. Parker, Jr. called “one of the world’s greatest wineries.” This book, narrated by Shafer’s son Doug, is a personal account of how his father turned his midlife dream into a remarkable success story. Set against the backdrop of Napa Valley’s transformation from a rural backwater in the 1970s through its emergence today as one of the top wine regions in the world, the book begins with the winery’s shaky start and takes the reader through the father and son’s ongoing battles against killer bugs, cellar disasters, local politics, changing consumer tastes, and the volatility of nature itself. Doug Shafer tells the story of his own education, as well as Shafer Vineyards’ innovative efforts to be environmentally sustainable, its role in spearheading the designation of a Stags Leap American Viticultural Area, and how the wine industry has changed in the contemporary era of custom-crushing and hobbyist winery investors.
The Territorial Organization of Variety
The Territorial Organization of Variety - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Territorial Organization of Variety write by Jerry Patchell. This book was released on 2016-03-03. The Territorial Organization of Variety available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The wine industry appears to be an anomaly within the modern global economy. Thousands of small companies provide a vast variety of highly differentiated products and compete successfully with multinational corporations. Using case studies from Bordeaux, Napa Valley and Chianti Classico, this book argues that rather than being a vestige or a serendipitous phenomenon, this variety results from a sophisticated alternative organization of production. Integrating differentiation and branding into Ostrom's common pool resource theory, Jerry Patchell shows how winegrowers in a territory can use self-governance to protect and promote their common reputation while enhancing each producer's ability to differentiate their wines and build their own brand. Bordeaux, Napa, and Chianti Classico share several common challenges, but develop a set of strategies and tools appropriate to their markets and regulatory contexts.
