Wood, whiskey and wine : a history of barrels /

Wood, Whisky and Wine is a unique and enlightening account of the significant, but rarely acknowledged, function of wooden barrels over the past two millennia. Always adapting to the requirements of the day, barrels have changed the face of the global economy and ensured the safe passage of provisio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Work, Henry (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2014.
Temas:
Barrels > History.
Coopers and cooperage > History.
Food and society.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades.
Barrels
Coopers and cooperage
Fass
Whisky
Weinfass
Tunnor > historia.
Tunnbinderi > framställning, tillverkning, etc. > historia.
Vin.
Whisky.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine derived contents note: Introduction
  • 1. Need: Why Wooden Barrels?
  • 2. Evolution: From Buckets to Barrels
  • 3. Celts: A Nexus of Skills and Technology
  • 4. Romans: Employing the Barrels for Trade
  • 5. Middle Ages: A Surge in Barrel Use
  • 6. Parallels: Wooden Barrels and Wooden Boats
  • 7. Organizations: From Guilds to Cooperages
  • 8. Oak: Wood for Barrels
  • 9. Air, Water and Fire: Crafting Wooden Barrels
  • 10. Wine: Barrels and Oak Ageing
  • 11. Craftsmen: The Coopers
  • 12. Other Barrels: Spirits, Fortified Wines and Beer
  • 13. Oak Flavouring: Oak Alternatives and Barrel Shaving
  • 14: Cooperage: The Bigger Picture
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgements
  • Photo Acknowledgements
  • Index.

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