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very good dust-jacket, cover price $55.00 / $65.00, very good large heavy white woven cloth, old bookseller label on front endpaper. LAID IN: full-sized folding addenda sheet paginated as pages 617-620. MUSCATINE, DORIS / AMERINE, MAYNARD A. / THOMPSON, BOB, ed. . The University of California / Sotheby book of California wine. Berkeley, Los Angeles : London: University of California Press ; Sotheby Publications, 1984, 1st printing number line starting with 1, xxxviii, 615pp., . Dust-jacket and book design by Ernest Born. A compilation of fifty-three articles on the history and making of California wine by forty-four authors. - CONTENTS: Pt. I. History : from the Missions to Prohibition -- The early days in Southern California / Thomas Pinney -- Alta California's first vintage / Roy Brady -- The gold rush era / Thomas Pinney -- Note : the contributions of the Chinese / Jack Chen -- Those who worked the land / Sue Eileen Hayes -- Northern California from Haraszthy to the beginnings of Prohibition / John N. Hutchison -- Pt. II. History : from Prohibition to the present day -- The Volstead Act, rebirth, and boom / Ruth Teiser, Catherine Harroun -- Note : home winemaking / Ruth Teiser, Catherine Harroun -- Pt. III. Geography, climate, and vintages -- The vine and its environments / Maynard A. Amerine, Philip M. Wagner -- The vintages of California / Bob Thompson -- Pt. IV. Cultivating the vine in California -- Grape varieties / Amand N. Kasimatis -- The science of growing grapes / Zelma Long -- Genetic engineering / Carole P. Meredith -- Pt. V. Winemaking styles and techniques -- A winemaking primer / Bob Thompson -- The vinification of fine wine / Walter Schug -- Note : bottles / Dan Berger -- Note : corks / Dan Berger -- Enological & technological developments / Zelma Long -- Note : the earliest barrels / Walter Horn, Ernest Born -- Note : barrels in modern winemaking / Timothy J. Mondavi -- Pt. VI. Some reflections on the wine -- Cabernet Sauvignon / Gerald Asher -- Pinot Noir / Forrest R. Tancer -- Zinfandel / Paul Draper -- Other red wines / The editors -- Chardonnay / Eleanor McCrea -- Sauvignon Blanc / Jean R. Wente - Other white wines / The editors -- Sparkling wines / Jack L. Davies -- Dessert wines / Darrell F. Corti -- Fruit, berry, and other wines / Doris Muscatine -- Note : altar wines / Thomas D. Terry, S.J. -- Pt. VII. Art, artifacts, and societies -- The literature of California wine / Roy Brady -- Note : the Wine Museum of San Francisco / Doris Muscatine -- Note : the art of the label / David Lance Goines, Adrian Wilson, Andrew Hoyem -- Understanding a California label / Doris Muscatine -- Collecting wine labels / Roy Brady -- Note : corkscrews / Brother Timothy Diener, F.S.C. -- Social organizations / Paul Scholten, M.D. -- Note : tasting groups -- Note : the Zinfandel club of London / Mark Savage -- Note : wine as art / William B. Fretter -- Pt. VIII. Medical values and economic perspectives -- Medical and therapeutic values / William J. Dickerson, M.D. -- The economics of wine in California / Kirby Moulton -- Note : extravaganzas / Doris Muscatine -- Pt. IX. The legal and political history of California wine / James M. Seff, John F. Cooney -- Pt. X. Appreciations and evaluations -- Sensory evaluation, or how to taste wine / Maynard A. Amerine -- Note : popular courses in wine appreciation / James Lapsley -- Secrets of wine tasting / Roy Brady -- Note : wine with food / Harvey Steiman -- Note : memorable menus / Alice Waters -- The critics look at California wines / Bob Thompson. 9780520050853 ISBN 0520050851. …

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, slightly edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Well-preserved overall. Physical description; xxxviii, 615 pages. Subjects; Wine and wine making California. Viticulture California. Wine districts California. Wineries California. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, slightly edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Well-preserved overall. Physical description; xxxviii, 615 pages. Subjects; Wine and wine making California. Viticulture California. Wine districts California. Wineries California. 1 Kg.…

Condition: Very Good. Some smalll tears around the edge of the dust cover.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon état. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. édition en anglais. In-4, reliure de l'éditeur pleine toile écrue, dos carré orné du titre et auteurs en noir, sous jaquette, 614 pp. Lger manque en coin de pied du premier plat de la jaquette, les 40 dernières pages et le deuxième plat de couverture et de jaquette sont tachées en pied de marge, sinon bon exemplaire. - Edité par Doris MUSCATINE, Maynard A. AMERINE, Bob THOMPSON L'ouvrage de référence sur le sujet.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.