The Art & Science of Wine

Description

Systematically covers all vineyard practices, is well and pertinently illustrated, and not the least bit stuffy or pretentious. A very useful book. (The Guardian) Good wine is a complex blend of nature, art and science. In this fully revised edition of 'The Art & Science of Wine', the world's favourite wine writer, Hugh Johnson, joins forces with Australia's leading wine authority, James Halliday, to unravel the magic and the mystery behind every great glass of wine. From cool climate viticulture to the great cork debate, this unique book is both topical and comprehensive. As you follow the choices winemakers make in their quest for perfection, from young vine to bottled wine, you will find out how wine is made and appreciate the factors that play a key role in why different wines taste the way they do.

James Halliday is Australia's most respected wine critic, wine writer and vigneron. He regularly judges at wine shows both in Australia and overseas, and is a leading authority on all aspects of the wine industry. James has written or contributed to no fewer than 70 books on wine and has been widely published around the world. As a founder of Brokenwood in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, and then Coldstream Hills in the Yarra Valley, Victoria, James provides perspective on the wine world from the planting and pruning of vines through to the creation and marketing of the finished product. His winemaking has led him to annual sojourns to Bordeaux and Burgundy where he owns a property. In 1995 James was awarded the wine industry's ultimate accolade, the Maurice O'Shea Award and in 2010 James was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to the wine industry.