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Tasting the past : the science of flavor & the search for the original wine grapes
"When journalist Kevin Begos sets out to discover the origins of wine, he finds a whole world of forgotten grapes and meets the archaeologists, chemists, and botanists who are deciphering wine down to molecules of flavor"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781616205775
- ISBN: 1616205776
- Physical Description: 277 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 275-277). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | A mysterious wine -- Archaeobiology and ancient wine -- Cremisan -- Israel's forgotten grapes -- The wine scientist -- Flavor, taste, and money -- The Caucasus -- Yeast, co-evolution, and wasps -- Aphrodite, women, and wine -- Goliath, foraging, and an answer -- Italy, Leonardo, and natural wine -- Wine and foie gras -- The science of terroir -- Coming home, and Holy Land wine -- American wine grapes -- The dark side of wine science -- Grapetionary -- The first grapes, and tasting the past. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Grapes Varieties Grapes History Viticulture Wine and wine making History TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General Grapes Grapes Varieties Viticulture Wine and wine making |
| Genre: | Nonfiction. History. |
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Public Library | 634.83 BEG (Text) | 000146632 | Nonfiction | Available | - |