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Wine science : principles and applications /
With its three previous best-selling editions, Wine Science has proven to be an extensive account of the three central tenets of wine science: grape cultivation, wine production, and wine assessment. This fourth edition presents the latest updates on current wine production methods in a framework th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, England ; Waltham, Massachusetts ; San Diego, California :
Academic Press,
2014.
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| Edición: | Fourth edition. |
| Colección: | Food science and technology (Academic Press)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Wine Science; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Author; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; Grapevine and Wine Origin; Commercial Importance of Grapes and Wine; Wine Classification; Still Table Wines; Sparkling Wines; Fortified Wines (Dessert and Appetizer Wines); Wine Quality; Health-Related Aspects of Wine Consumption; Suggested Reading; References; 2 Grape Species and Varieties; Introduction; The Genus Vitis; Geographic Origin and Distribution of Vitis and Vitis vinifera; Domestication of Vitis vinifera; Cultivar Origins; Recorded Cultivar Development.
- Grapevine ImprovementStandard Breeding Techniques; Modern Approaches to Vine Improvement; Clonal Selection; Somaclonal Selection and Mutation; Grapevine Cultivars; Vitis vinifera Cultivars; Interspecies Hybrids; Suggested Reading; References; 3 Grapevine Structure and Function; Structure and Function; The Root System; The Shoot System; Tendrils; Leaves; Reproductive Structure and Development; Inflorescence (Flower Cluster); Berry Growth and Development; Suggested Reading; Root System; Shoot System; Photosynthesis and Transpiration; Reproductive System; Berry Maturation.
- Factors Affecting Berry MaturationReferences; 4 Vineyard Practice; Vine Cycle and Vineyard Activity; Management of Vine Growth; Yield/Quality Ratio; Physiological Effects of Pruning; Pruning Options; Pruning Level and Timing; Bearing Wood Selection; Pruning Procedures; Training Options and Systems; Selected Training Systems; Ancient Roman Example; Vigor Regulation (Devigoration); Rootstock; Vine Propagation and Grafting; Multiplication Procedures; Grafting; Soil Preparation; Vineyard Planting and Establishment; Irrigation; Timing and Need for Irrigation; Water Quality and Salinity.
- Types of IrrigationFertilization; Factors Affecting Nutrient Supply and Acquisition; Assessment of Nutrient Need; Nutrient Requirements; Organic Fertilizers; Disease, Pest, and Weed Management; Pathogen Control; Consequences of Pathogenesis for Fruit Quality; Examples of Grapevine Diseases and Pests; Harvesting; Criteria for Harvest Timing; Sampling; Harvest Mechanisms; Measurement of Vineyard Variability; Suggested Reading; References; 5 Site Selection and Climate; Soil Influences; Geologic Origin; Texture; Structure; Drainage and Water Availability; Soil Depth; Soil Fauna and Flora.
- Nutrient Content and pHColor; Organic Content; Topographic Influences; Solar Exposure; Wind Direction; Frost and Winter Protection; Altitude; Drainage; Atmospheric Influences; Minimum Climatic Requirements; Temperature; Solar Radiation; Wind; Water; Suggested Reading; References; 6 Chemical Constituents of Grapes and Wine; Introduction; Overview of Chemical Functional Groups; Chemical Constituents; Water; Sugars; Pectins, Gums, and Related Polysaccharides; Alcohols; Acids; Phenolics and Related Phenyl Derivatives; Aldehydes and Ketones; Acetals; Esters; Lactones and Other Oxygen Heterocycles.