John Kiger

A Vineyard Odyssey (eBook, PDF)

The Organic Fight to Save Wine from the Ravages of Nature

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216305873
• Artikelnr.: 74844377

Autorenporträt

John Kiger left a successful high-tech career in Silicon Valley to follow his passion for fine wine by becoming a full-time winegrower. He and his wife, Deb, own and operate Kiger Family Vineyard in Sonoma Valley, where they follow organic and sustainable winegrowing practices.

Inhaltsangabe

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