Wines of the new South Africa: tradition and revolution
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1. Verfasser: James, Tim, (Timothy James) (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley University of California Press [2013]
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Wine and the new South Africa -- A brief history of South African wine to 1994 -- Grape varieties and wine styles -- Wine of origin: legislation, labels, and terroir -- Constantia and the Cape Peninsula -- Stellenbosch -- Paarl and Wellington -- Franschhoek -- Durbanville to Darling -- The Swartland -- Breede River Calley -- Walker Bay and Cape Agulhas -- Elgin and Overberg -- Tulbagh and Ceres -- Olifants river, West Coast, and Cederberg -- Klein Karoo and adjacent wards -- Appendix: synoptic table of South African wine production, 1993-2011
Sought after by European aristocrats and a favorite of Napoleon Bonaparte, the sweet wines of Constantia in the Cape Colony were considered to be among the world's best during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. During the first democratic elections in 1994, South Africa began to re-emerge onto the international wine scene. Tim James, an expert on South African wines, takes the reader on an information-packed tour of the region, showing us how and why the unique combination of terroir and climate, together with dramatic improvements in winemaking techniques, result in wines that are once
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ISBN:0520260236
0520954831
1299557929
9780520260238
9780520954830
9781299557925

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