Petit précis d'Oenologie, Tome 4 : Le vin : élevage, stabilisation, conditionnement (French Edition) by Jean-Luc Berger

Petit précis d'Oenologie, Volume 4: Wine: Aging, Stabilization, Packaging is an essential work for all actors in the wine industry. Under the direction of Jean Luc Berger, formerly of the French Institute of Vine and Wine, and prefaced by Laure Gasparotto, former winemaker and specialized journalist at Le Monde, this book brings together a team of expert authors: Sébastien Martineau, Olivier Geffroy, Claire Furet-Gavallet, and Pierre-Louis Teissedre.

This book addresses crucial questions for wine production: how to produce quality grapes in quantity, sustain the vineyard, adapt to climate change, seek economic and environmental performance, and integrate societal and consumer expectations?

The Petits Précis d’Oenologie provide understanding elements and practical answers to professionals, guiding their practices through a multidisciplinary approach. This volume 4 focuses on:

• The physico-chemical evolutions of wines during aging.
• The optimal conditions for conservation and aging.
• Clarification, stabilization and wine packaging.
• The design of a wine cellar.
• A balanced presentation of wine and health aspects.

This book is mainly aimed at students in specialized oenology courses (BTSA-VO, Licenses, Masters, DNO), as well as oenologists, industry engineers, winemakers, and vinifiers. Wine enthusiasts will also find an enrichment of their wine culture, particularly concerning the processes of transforming grapes into wine.

Written by an interdisciplinary team of teachers and engineers, this book is a true tool for reflection, training, and communication. Equipped with rich iconography, numerous solved exercises, and synthesis tables, it is an essential reference for anyone wishing to deepen their knowledge in this complex science.

The Petits Précis pour les Vignerons are divided into six volumes covering various aspects of viticulture and oenology:

• Viti: Terroir, soil management, grape varieties, morphology, physiology, and pruning (Volume 1); sustainable soil management, vine protection, precision viticulture (Volume 2).
• Oeno: The grape, biotechnologies, main vinifications (Volume 3); this volume on aging, stabilization, and packaging (Volume 4).
• Sustainable Development: Sector, farm management, climate change, eco-wine tourism, digital technologies, robotics, AI (Volume 5); sustainability, terroir management, landscapes, and future issues perspective (Volume 6).

Additional Information:

• ISBN: 9782855578378
• Publisher: Editions France Agricole
• Year: 2023
• Dimensions: 16.5 x 23 cm
• Number of Pages: 400 pages