The Vineyard, History, Culture, and Description – Complete Reissue in Two Volumes (in French)

This Complete reissue in two volumes from The Vineyard, History, Culture, and Description constitutes a real encyclopedia of the wine world, a major reference work for any enthusiast of Grape varieties, of vines and ofAmpelography.

Born from the meeting between Pierre Galet, , Victor Pulliat, , Alphonse Mas and the Quatuor Editions, this work brings together the expertise of three generations ofAmpelographers around a single objective: preserve and transmit the memory of the vineyard.

📘 Volume 1: Table Grape and Wine Grape Vineyards

Originally published between 1874 and 1879, the first volume of this monumental work lists 288 French and foreign grape varieties, known or forgotten. Each variety is meticulously studied:

• Origin and genealogy,

• Climatic and cultural conditions,

• Detailed morphology (budding, shoots, leaves, clusters, berries, skin and flesh),

• Cultivation and winemaking tips.

This 19th-century heritage, rich in anecdotes and knowledge, remains a unique testimony of the wine heritage Global.

📗 Volume 2: Comments by Pierre Galet

To give this historical sum a contemporary scope, Pierre Galet, major figure of theModern ampelography, wrote a 350-page supplementary treaty dedicated to One hundred grape varieties grown in France.
His approach, both Scientific and empirical, mix field observation, , botanical analysis, and experience of vineyards from around the world.

This second volume, imbued with profound humanity, extends and updates the work of Pulliat and Mas while offering a comprehensive view on the diversity of French wine heritage.

🎁 An exceptional edition

The set is presented in a sumptuous box composed of two volumes bound in full cloth pearl gray, adorned with a Balance engraving, of a Bookmark, of a Serving thread, and of a Embossed quadri label.
Printed on beautiful ivory Centaure paper 120 gsm matte coated, this box set combines Bibliophile elegance and flawless print quality.

This 1996 Quatuor edition stands out as a editorial masterpiece, celebrating the wine culture through the centuries.

🍇 A reference book

The Vineyard, History, Culture, and Description is aimed at a wide audience:

• The wine professionals (vine growers, oenologists, sommeliers),

• The enlightened amateurs rare grape varieties,

• The researchers and historians wine,

• The Bibliophiles enthusiasts of heritage works.

A true documentary treasure, mixing Science, tradition, and aesthetics, to offer or to collect.

📖 Characteristics of the work

• Full title " : " The Vineyard, History, Culture and Description – Complete Reissue in Two Volumes

• Authors : Pierre Galet, Victor Pulliat, Alphonse Mas

• Editor : Quartet

• EAN13 : 9799790004015

• Publication date January 1, 1996

• Number of pages : 950 pages (600 + 350)

• Format : 24.5 x 17 x 8 cm

• Weight : 1900 g

• Presentation : Pearl gray full cloth box set, two bound volumes

• Language : French