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The wide range of subjects include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The beginnings of viticulture &ndash; explaining how people learned to tame the wild tree-climbing <em>Vitis vinifera<\/em> and turn it into orderly vineyards;<\/li>\n<li>Addressing South Africa&rsquo;s apartheid legacy &ndash; detailing efforts made by the wine industry to create equal opportunities for black and coloured workers;<\/li>\n<li>Australia&rsquo;s old vines &ndash; revealing the history and extent of the country&rsquo;s impressive collection of ungrafted vines;<\/li>\n<li>Qvevri: the vessel of dreams &ndash; discussing how these traditional clay vessels are formed, and used to make wines;<\/li>\n<li>The wines of Japan &ndash; looking at one of the world&rsquo;s most newly emerged wine-producing countries and seeing how its wines have been transformed over the last decade;<\/li>\n<li>Tavel &ndash; exploring the history and winemaking methods behind the Rh&ocirc;ne&rsquo;s famous ros&eacute; wine and learning how changing fashions in wines have affected its fortunes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The articles feature wine regions across the globe, from Old World favourites in the heart of Europe to New World heavyweights such as South Africa and New Zealand to emerging regions like Great Britain and the southwest USA. <strong><em>The Classic Wine Library Reader<\/em><\/strong> will expand your wine knowledge and enhance your bookshelf.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Classic Wine Library is home to some of the world&rsquo;s best-informed writing on wine. This anthology gathers together selected essays from nearly 30 titles, published over the last 10 years. The chapters cover topics essential to understanding the wines of a range of regions, including their history, wine growing, winemaking and signature wines.<br \/>Foreword viii<br \/>\nIntroduction x<br \/>\nPreface xii<br \/>\nTHE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND<br \/>\nThe beginnings of viticulture 3<br \/>\nRod Phillips<br \/>\nThe real Perignon, and the myth 13<br \/>\nNicholas Faith<br \/>\nThe origins of biodynamics 21<br \/>\nMonty Waldin<br \/>\nBulgarian wine&rsquo;s new era 31<br \/>\nCaroline Gilby MW<br \/>\nA brief history of Austrian wine 39<br \/>\nStephen Brook<br \/>\nChanges in British wine styles 47<br \/>\nStephen Skelton MW<br \/>\nAddressing South Africa&rsquo;s apartheid legacy 56<br \/>\nJim Clarke<br \/>\nVINEYARDS AND VARIETIES<br \/>\nThe sparkling wine vineyard 69<br \/>\nAnthony Rose<br \/>\nMadeira vineyards old and new 79<br \/>\nRichard Mayson<br \/>\nThe crus of Chablis 88<br \/>\nRosemary George MW<br \/>\nPrincipal C&ocirc;te D&rsquo;Or vineyards 97<br \/>\nRaymond Blake<br \/>\nAustralia&rsquo;s old vines 111<br \/>\nMark Davidson<br \/>\nPinot Noir 119<br \/>\nRebecca Gibb MW<br \/>\nRiesling &ndash; &lsquo;life is hard enough, let us drink light wine&rsquo; 127<br \/>\nAnne Krebiehl MW<br \/>\nWINEMAKING<br \/>\nQvevri: the vessel of dreams 135<br \/>\nLisa Granik MW<br \/>\nThe appassimento process 145<br \/>\nMichael Garner<br \/>\nVins doux naturels 155<br \/>\nRosemary George MW<br \/>\nPort types 161<br \/>\nRichard Mayson<br \/>\nREGIONAL PERSPECTIVES<br \/>\nC&ocirc;te-R&ocirc;tie 173<br \/>\nMatt Walls<br \/>\nWhat is Faug&egrave;res? 180<br \/>\nRosemary George MW<br \/>\nVinho Verde 190<br \/>\nRichard Mayson<br \/>\nRioja: a world within a world 200<br \/>\nSarah Jane Evans MW<br \/>\nSantorini 211<br \/>\nKonstantinos Lazarakis MW<br \/>\nArizona: climate, regions and challenges 220<br \/>\nJessica Dupuy<br \/>\nThe wines of Japan 229<br \/>\nAnthony Rose<br \/>\nSOME WINES OF NOTE<br \/>\nTavel 241<br \/>\nElizabeth Gabay MW<br \/>\nManzanilla 249<br \/>\nJulian Jeffs<br \/>\nIcewine 258<br \/>\nRod Phillips<br \/>\nThe enjoyment of Cognac 268<br \/>\nNicholas Faith<br \/>\nIndex 277<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":49503,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5752],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-49502","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-food-drink","7":"author-foreword-by-julian-jeffs","8":"author-introduction-by-richard-mayson","9":"publisher-academie-du-vin-library-ltd","10":"series-the-classic-wine-library","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Classic Wine Library Reader - ACC Art Books UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Title: The Classic Wine Library Reader, Pages: 286 Pages, Publish Date: 7th Feb 2024, Author: Foreword by Julian Jeffs, Introduction by Richard Mayson, ISBN: 9781913141714. 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