The Science of Wine: From Vine to Glass | 
|  | | | Title: | The Science of Wine: From Vine to Glass | | Author: | Jamie Goode | | Publisher: | University of California Press | | Type: | Book / Hardcover | | Publication Date: | 01 March, 2006 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0520248007 / 9780520248007 | | List Price: | $35.95 | | You Save: | $12.22 | | Amazon Price: | $23.73 | |
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This essential and groundbreaking reference gives a comprehensive overview of one of the most fascinating, important, and controversial trends in the world of wine: the scientific and technological innovations that are now influencing how grapes are grown and how wine is made. Jamie Goode, a widely respected authority on wine science, details the key scientific developments relating to viticulture and enology, explains the practical application of science to techniques that are used around the world, and explores how these issues are affecting the quality, flavor, and perception of wine. The only complete resource available on the subject, The Science of Wine: From Vine to Glass engagingly discusses a wide range of topics including terroir, biodynamics, the production of "natural" or manipulation-free wines, the potential effect of climate change on grape growing, the health benefits of wine, and much more.
* Covers some of the most hotly debated issues including genetically modified grape vines, sulphur dioxide, the future of cork, and wine flavor chemistry
* More than 100 illustrations and photographs make even the most complex topics clear, straightforward, and easy to understand
* Engagingly written for a wide audience of students, winemakers, wine professionals, and general readers interested in the science of wine
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Customer Reviews:
• Excellent Wine Read 29 October, 2007
I echo the praise for this book. As a wine geek with a liberal arts background, I was a bit hesitant to get into this book for fear it would lose me quickly. Quite the opposite. While there is plenty of "science" in the book, the book is written in a way that non-scientist types can fully follow and understand everything. There are snippets that go beyond the layman (like me), but overall, the author gets into just enough science without getting overly technical.
And, I greatly enjoyed the organization and structure of the book. I found the process of starting in the vineyard and going through the process up to the glass the exact right approach.
That approach also makes this a book one can do in stages, as each chapter/section is essentially a complete read in itself. I took probably 3 months in total to complete the book. And, having done so, I am ready to start all over again!
Highly recommended for anyone who wants a better understanding of what it takes to actually put the stuff in the glass and make us want to come back for more.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2TV8L2O2BVNWS
• Good Overview Of The Science Of Wine 16 September, 2008
This is a decent overview of the science of making wine. It is occassionally a bit dense (lots of buzzwords), and the author avoids taking positions on anything remotely controversial (biodynamics, UC Davis' impact on winemakine, etc). But it does contain information you are unlikely to find elsewhere.
- Reviewed by customer ID: AKAEHCWDSYBR
• Wow, This Book Really Is Fun And Enlightening 11 December, 2008
If you are interested in why wine tastes, well, like wine. Or, if you are interested in what it is in certain wines that make them more appealing. Of, if you are interested in ANYTHING beyond knowing certain wine names, this book is a must buy! Author Goode not only makes some seriously scientific information understandable to non-scientific people (like me), but also enhances the appreciation for wine itself. After reading this book, I found myself really appreciating all of the work which results in wine I enjoy - and wines I think longingly about, during winter nights, or while being stuck in traffic during rush hour. Wine is a subject which contains within it a lot of passion. This book demonstrates the background and foundation for much of how we humans have guided nature in such a passionate way as to allow wine to be formed in such a way that it is "good" and pleasing to our pallet. And, I have used this book also as a resource manual while making my own wine for the previous couple of years; it explains what properties will be imparted to wine by various types of oak, and how cultured yeast strains can be more predictable than native yeasts. I find myself constantly reviewing sections of this book and think anyone interested in the subject will benefit from its reading.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A20VTN5OCYEE46
• Home Wine Maker Here, I Couldn't Read This Book Through... 24 December, 2008
This author probably knows here stuff. That being said, this book is dry dry dry. Make's a Chianti taste like sweet cool-aid. I picked up this book and started at the beginning. A few chapters in, had to lay it down as it was not helpful and I didn't feel like I was learning. And I'm pretty decent with science type stuff (how's that for smart sounding). I feel that she tries to explain technical points with a lot of fluff. It reminded me of an article I might write in college. I find the book wasn't good for reference because of that, too much fluff to get to the facts. For home brewers looking to learn, I would look elsewhere. For professionals, this probably isn't technical enough.
Positives of this book as it has a really interesting cover and lots of other good reviews on here that got me to buy it.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A7AM55SHWJJJ1
• A Must Read For Wine Geeks 05 January, 2007
A generally well-written, informative, balanced, and certainly provocative look at a wide variety of subjects. Brings a welcome dosage of reality to wine, a topic that tends to produce flights of fancy in those who discuss and comment on it (me included), but at the same time the author is careful not to destroy our dearly-held beliefs. In other words, reading this book will enhance your drinking and thinking about wine. I did find myself wondering about how well some of the studies/experiments cited in the book were designed, and I kept hoping for the author to comment on that subject...
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1VHWCH05VXQJ8
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