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First vintage : wine in Colonial New South Wales /
Exploring the forgotten history of the early Australian wine industry, this book reveals the challenges of choosing vine stock, the battles to protect against pests and diseases, and the innovation of new technologies that assisted small-scale growers, many of whom worked in wine regions that have s...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sydney, NSW :
UNSW Press,
©2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Exploring the forgotten history of the early Australian wine industry, this book reveals the challenges of choosing vine stock, the battles to protect against pests and diseases, and the innovation of new technologies that assisted small-scale growers, many of whom worked in wine regions that have since vanished from the landscape and memory for much of the 20th century. Few people know that vine cuttings were brought to Australia on the First Fleet and planted in Governor Arthur Phillip's garden at Circular Quay. Or that botanist and champion o. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 247 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781742246147 1742246141 9781742241241 1742241247 1742233449 9781742233444 |