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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McIntyre, Julie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney, NSW : UNSW Press, ©2012.
Temas:
Wine and wine making > Australia > New South Wales.
Grape products > Australia > New South Wales.
Produits du raisin > Australie > Nouvelle-Galles du Sud.
COOKING > Beverages > Wine & Spirits.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Food Science.
Grape products
Wine and wine making
New South Wales
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Contemporary wine regions of New South Wales; Timeline of first plantings of wine grapes in districts across New South Wales; Introduction; 1. Ideas of wine on the First Fleet; 2. British names for wine and why they mattered; 3. Grape vines on the First Fleet; 4. First vineyards, first vintages; 5. Intelligent industry; 6. Colonial wine to create sobriety; 7. A new generation of wine growers; 8. Wine, science and industrialisation; 9. Taste; 10. The rise of regionality; 11. A splendid bouquet ... of a similar character; Conclusion.
  • Appendix 1: Some grape variety importations into New South WalesAPPENDIX 2: A selection of data on vines, winepresses, vignerons and wine regions; Notes; Introduction; Select bibliography; Primary sources; Secondary sources; Index.

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