Author : Wendy Toerien
Release : 2000
Genre : Cooking
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Wines & Vineyards of South Africa by : Wendy Toerien
Download or read book Wines & Vineyards of South Africa written by Wendy Toerien. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a glorious tribute to South African wines and the personalities behind the wines. A brief history of the South African wine industry is followed by cellar techniques, the soils, climates, maps and main grape varieties as well as the development of the vineyards, the wines, the people and their winemaking philosophies. Text is informal but informative and includes a unique blend of historical family estate ownership, modern young negociant winemaking and large co-operative wineries in the Cape.