Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 7
Viticulture and Wine Science
Yann Guisard, John Blackman, Andrew Clark, Bruno Holzapfel, Andrew
Rawson, Suzy Rogiers, Leigh Schmidtke, Jason Smith and Christopher Steel
Abstract
The grape and wine industry is commercially attractive because it
includes a significant value adding chain. Its structure, size and competitiveness
however make it a complex industry. The skills required to produce wine usually
distinguish between those associated with the production of the fruit and those asso-
ciated with processing it. This chapter first looks at the history of wine as well as
the global wine industry. The basic botany of grapevines is then reviewed and the
more important aspects of viticulture and vineyard management are explored. The
production of wine is presented before exploring the microbiological and chemical
nature of this agro transformation.
Keywords
Viticulture
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Vineyard management
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Winemaking
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Wine science
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Wine chemistry
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Wine microbiology
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