商品簡介
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS BOOK IS NOT SUITABLE FOR AMATEUR VINE GROWERS AND IS NOT A STEP BY STEP MANUAL ON VITICULTURE. However, it is ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GRAPE-GROWING IN 172 PAGES. "Viticulture" is an introduction to the professional world of growing grapes for wine production and is aimed at wine trade students, WSET Diploma students and Master of Wine candidates. It is also aimed at anybody considering owning or planting a vineyard who wants a basic primer to the subject. It is written in an easy-to-read style, arranged in fourteen relatively short chapters and illustrated with over 100 photographs and charts. It covers every aspect of viticulture, starting with a chapter on vine physiology, continuing via varieties and rootstocks, vineyard establishment, and the annual cycle in the vineyard and ending with pests, diseases and vine nutrition. Since it was first published in 2007 has sold over 25,000 copies all around the world and translated into Japanese and Chinese. The 3rd Edition, published in May 2026, has been updated to take account of modern developments in vine growing including sections on sustanable and regenerative viticulture and modern PIWI hybrids.
