A COMPANION TO CALIFORNIA WINE: An Encyclopedia of Wine and Winemaking from the Mission Period to the Present.
by Sullivan, Charles L
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very near fine in a very good dustjacket (short tear at fold of rear flap of dj)./very good
- ISBN 10
- 0520213513
- ISBN 13
- 9780520213517
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About This Item
Berkeley, CA:: University of California Press,, (1998). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a very good dustjacket (short tear at fold of rear flap of dj).. First printing. Written in straightforward language, this handbook traces California's wine industry from its mission period and Gold Rush origins through 1997's planting and vintage statistics. All aspects of wine are included, from vine propagation to bottling. There are entries for some 750 wineries, both historical and contemporary (although this is far from all the wineries in the state); for more than 100 wine grape varieties, from Aleatico to Zinfandel; and for wine types from claret to vermouth - all given in a historical context. Foreword by Hugh Johnson. Illustrated with small photographs, maps. Suggestions for further reading, sources, index. Large octavo. 441 pp.
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- Title
- A COMPANION TO CALIFORNIA WINE: An Encyclopedia of Wine and Winemaking from the Mission Period to the Present.
- Author
- Sullivan, Charles L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover first edition -
- Book Condition
- Used - Very near fine in a very good dustjacket (short tear at fold of rear flap of dj).
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0520213513
- ISBN 13
- 9780520213517
- Publisher
- University of California Press,
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, CA:
- Date Published
- (1998)
- Keywords
- reference book, california,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Wine Making and Growing - Viticulture and Enology;
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