What makes a superior grape? The aim of this book is to provide the serious wine aficionado with the information needed to appreciate the contribution of the particular features of the vineyard to wine quality. The topics covered range from discovering our taste buds and the aroma of wines, to grape varieties and clones, an explanation of soils, climate, terrier, light, pests and diseases, pruning and training to the human influences on viticulture.

Professor Jackson discusses the importance of climate in growing grapes and producing wine in cooler temperatures and ways the grower can avoid potential problems. Chapters include weather and world climates, wine styles, the use of climatic knowledge in establishing a vineyard, and effects of global warming.

Revised edition DoP 2008 First published 1997 214x168mm / 69pp Cool climates bring with them specific benefits and problems that affect the way we approach pruning and training of grape vines. This now classic book explains best-practice approaches to pruning and training. Reprinted by popular demand.