Vine Varieties, Clones and Rootstocks for UK Vineyards (2nd edition) | Jane Lopes
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Vine Varieties, Clones and Rootstocks for UK Vineyards (2nd edition) | Jane Lopes

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A guide to the varieties fo grape vine, clones and rootstocks suitable for wine production in Great Britain and other cool climats.

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Jane Lopes
Language
English 🇬🇧
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Vine Varieties, Clones and Rootstocks for UK Vineyards is a comprehensive guide for anyone contemplating planting and establishing a vineyard in Britain or other cool climates. The book covers the legal aspects of viticulture and winemaking in Britain and the economic arguments for producing stiil and sparkling wine. it bas full descriptions of the thirty most widely planted vine varieties found in Britain, together with a section on newer varieties. it also covers the selection of clones of Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Meunier for the production of bottle-fermented sparkling wines together with a section on the rootstocks used in vineyards in Britain.

Stephen Skelton has been growing grapes, making wine and working as a viticultural consultant since 1975 and is an expert on the vineyards and wines of Great Britaon. After training in Germany, he returned to establish the vineyards at Tenterden in Kent, today home to one of the UK's best known producers, Chapel Down. From 1979-2000 he was a winemaker at both Tenterden and Lamberhurst Vineyards, and since then bas been a viticultural consultant, helping establish a large number of vineyards in the UK. He became a Master of Wine in 2003. He is the author of several editions of the UK Vineyards Guide, winner in 2001 of the André Simon Award for Drinks Book of the Year and of the highly acclaimed book for students: Viticulture - an introduction to commercial grape growing for wine production. In 2020 he published the 2' Edition of Wine Growing in Great Britain - a complété guide to growing grapes for wine production in cool climates. He has also written The Wines of Great Britain for the infinite Ideas Classic Wine Library.

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9780993123566

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Author
Jane Lopes
Language
English 🇬🇧
Publisher
Skeleton
Number of pages
60
Date of publication
August 29, 2023