From vines to wines in classical Rome : a handbook of viticulture and oenology in Rome and the Roman West /
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| Author / Creator: | Thurmond, David L., author. |
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| Imprint: | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017] |
| Description: | xi, 274 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11039934 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- List of Figures
- 1. Prehistory and Protohistory
- Biology
- Prehistory
- Protohistory
- 2. Viniculture in Italy
- Etruria
- Magna Graecia
- Archaic Rome
- Wine in the Western Provinces
- Gaul
- Spain and Portugal
- Further Afield
- 3. Viticulture
- Establishing the Vineyard
- The Farmstead
- Cultural Procedures
- Planting
- Transplanting
- Culture of the Vine
- Grafting
- Irrigation
- Cultivation
- Fertilizers
- Diseases and Injuries
- Thinning
- Pruning
- 4. Vinification
- Harvest
- The Winery
- Equipment
- Treading the Grapes
- White vs. Red Wine
- Pressing
- Types of Presses
- The Process
- The Cella Vinaria
- Fermentation
- Enrichment
- Modification
- Aging
- Choice of Wines for Cellaring
- Cellaring
- Filtration
- Clarification
- Artificial 'Aging'
- Specialty Wines
- Wine Diseases
- Blending
- Bottling
- 5. Distribution and Consumption
- Distribution
- Consumption
- The Convivium
- Bibliography
- Index
