A Vineyard Odyssey
eBook - ePub

A Vineyard Odyssey

The Organic Fight to Save Wine from the Ravages of Nature

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A Vineyard Odyssey

The Organic Fight to Save Wine from the Ravages of Nature

About this book

A Vineyard Odyssey is a fascinating saga of wine—the journey from vine to bottle—that takes the reader on a travelogue of the many hazards that lie along the way. John Kiger tracks the nefarious denizens of the vineyard world: the host of insects, fungi, bacteria, and viruses, along with the feathered and furry critters, that lurk in vineyards. All are capable of sabotaging a promising vintage right under the nose of an unsuspecting grower. Rather than responding with toxic chemicals, Kiger follows an organic approach to cultivation, explaining how natural and biological controls can conquer or at least contain these vineyard saboteurs. Highlighting the many hazards of nature that lie hidden in any vintage, the author tells the story of a winegrower and an organic philosophy that guides the annual struggle to coax great wine from a steep hillside and a few thousand vines. Combining history, science, technology, and personal experience, this book vividly brings to life the hard-fought battles behind the wines we savor.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Chapter 1: If I’d Only Known Then What I Know Now
  3. Chapter 2: The Origin of Our Affection and Its Peculiar Afflictions
  4. Chapter 3: It’s Personal—Man versus Fungus
  5. Chapter 4: Revenge of the Fungi
  6. Chapter 5: If It’s Not One Thing, It’s Another
  7. Chapter 6: Some Things Get Better with Age
  8. Chapter 7: The Winegrower’s Challenge
  9. Chapter 8: Going Organic, or Something Like That
  10. Chapter 9: The Art and Science of Mildew Control
  11. Chapter 10: Nature Strikes Back
  12. Chapter 11: It’s All-Out War
  13. Chapter 12: From Vine to Glass
  14. Chapter 13: The Odyssey in a Bottle
  15. Chapter 14: Looking Forward
  16. Chapter 15: Truce
  17. Appendix
  18. Selected References
  19. Acknowledgments
  20. About the Author