{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ACC Art Books US","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us","author_name":"ACC Art Books US","author_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us","title":"The Classic Wine Library Reader - ACC Art Books US","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"UH0pYJtROj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/the-classic-wine-library-reader\/\">The Classic Wine Library Reader<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/the-classic-wine-library-reader\/embed\/#?secret=UH0pYJtROj\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Classic Wine Library Reader&#8221; &#8212; ACC Art Books US\" data-secret=\"UH0pYJtROj\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/books\/9781913141714-04-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":933,"thumbnail_height":1400,"description":"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.Foreword viii Introduction x Preface xii THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The beginnings of viticulture 3 Rod Phillips The real Perignon, and the myth 13 Nicholas Faith The origins of biodynamics 21 Monty Waldin Bulgarian wine&rsquo;s new era 31 Caroline Gilby MW A brief history of Austrian wine 39 Stephen Brook Changes in British wine styles 47 Stephen Skelton MW Addressing South Africa&rsquo;s apartheid legacy 56 Jim Clarke VINEYARDS AND VARIETIES The sparkling wine vineyard 69 Anthony Rose Madeira vineyards old and new 79 Richard Mayson The crus of Chablis 88 Rosemary George MW Principal C&ocirc;te D&rsquo;Or vineyards 97 Raymond Blake Australia&rsquo;s old vines 111 Mark Davidson Pinot Noir 119 Rebecca Gibb MW Riesling &ndash; &lsquo;life is hard enough, let us drink light wine&rsquo; 127 Anne Krebiehl MW WINEMAKING Qvevri: the vessel of dreams 135 Lisa Granik MW The appassimento process 145 Michael Garner Vins doux naturels 155 Rosemary George MW Port types 161 Richard Mayson REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES C&ocirc;te-R&ocirc;tie 173 Matt Walls What is Faug&egrave;res? 180 Rosemary George MW Vinho Verde 190 Richard Mayson Rioja: a world within a world 200 Sarah Jane Evans MW Santorini 211 Konstantinos Lazarakis MW Arizona: climate, regions and challenges 220 Jessica Dupuy The wines of Japan 229 Anthony Rose SOME WINES OF NOTE Tavel 241 Elizabeth Gabay MW Manzanilla 249 Julian Jeffs Icewine 258 Rod Phillips The enjoyment of Cognac 268 Nicholas Faith Index 277"}