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A natural history of wine / Ian Tattersall and Rob DeSalle ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2015]Copyright date: �2015Description: 1 online resource (x, 252 pages) : illustrations (chiefly colour)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780300216608
  • 0300216602
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Natural history of wine.DDC classification:
  • 641.2/209 23
LOC classification:
  • TP548
Online resources:
Contents:
1. Vinous roots : wine and people -- 2. Why we drink wine -- 3. Wine is stardust : grapes and chemistry -- 4. Grapes and grapevines : an issue of identity -- 5. Yeasty feasts : wine and microbes -- 6. Interactions : ecology in the vineyard and the winery -- 7. The American disease : the bug that almost destroyed the wine industry -- 8. The reign of terroir : wine and place -- 9. Wine and the senses -- 10. Voluntary madness : the physiological effects of wine -- 11. Brave new world : wine and technology -- 12. Franken-vines and climate change.
Summary: "Conversational and accessible to everyone, this colorfully illustrated book embraces almost every imaginable area of the sciences, from microbiology and ecology (for an understanding of what creates this complex beverage) to physiology and neurobiology (for insight into the effects of wine on the mind and body). The authors draw on physics, chemistry, biochemistry, evolution, and climatology, and they expand the discussion to include insights from anthropology, primatology, entomology, Neolithic archaeology, and even classical history. The resulting volume is indispensible for anyone who wishes to appreciate wine to its fullest."-- Provided by publisher.
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1. Vinous roots : wine and people -- 2. Why we drink wine -- 3. Wine is stardust : grapes and chemistry -- 4. Grapes and grapevines : an issue of identity -- 5. Yeasty feasts : wine and microbes -- 6. Interactions : ecology in the vineyard and the winery -- 7. The American disease : the bug that almost destroyed the wine industry -- 8. The reign of terroir : wine and place -- 9. Wine and the senses -- 10. Voluntary madness : the physiological effects of wine -- 11. Brave new world : wine and technology -- 12. Franken-vines and climate change.

"Conversational and accessible to everyone, this colorfully illustrated book embraces almost every imaginable area of the sciences, from microbiology and ecology (for an understanding of what creates this complex beverage) to physiology and neurobiology (for insight into the effects of wine on the mind and body). The authors draw on physics, chemistry, biochemistry, evolution, and climatology, and they expand the discussion to include insights from anthropology, primatology, entomology, Neolithic archaeology, and even classical history. The resulting volume is indispensible for anyone who wishes to appreciate wine to its fullest."-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-237) and index.

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