Synopses & Reviews
As the Pacific Northwest emerges as one of the US's leading producers of fine wines,
Wines of the Pacific Northwest is the first book to be dedicated to the region's history, wine laws,
terroir, viticulture, vinification, and producers. The main wine regions within Washington and Oregon are identified and described, and maps locate the wine-producing areas and wineries within each region. The key influences on the wines are explored, with contemporary issues such as biodynamics, organic practices, and foreign investment considered in detail.
A comprehensive producer guide gives profiles on every significant producer, detailing all the key facts such as how many acres are in production, how many cases are produced each year and from which grape varieties they are made. Other useful details include the winemaking methods employed and other idiosyncratic influences affecting wine styles.
Throughout the book, beautiful colour photographs help guide the reader the the new and exciting regions of the Pacific Northwest.
Synopsis
As the United States is emerging as one of the world's most dynamic wine-producing countries, Wines of the Pacific Northwest explores the history, wine laws, terroir, viticulture, vinification, and producers of washington and Oregon. Within each state the main wine regions are identified and described and the main wine producers are profiled. Specially commissioned maps give the location of wine-producing areas and wineries within each region. The key influences on the wines are explored, with contemporary issues such as bio-dynamics, organic practices, and foreign investment discussed in detail.
Synopsis
Wines of the Paci?c Northwest explores the history, wine laws, terroir, viticulture, vini?cation, and producers of Washington and Oregon. It identifies and describes the main wine regions within each state, and features profiles of the main wine producers. There are detailed maps of all the wine-producing areas and wineries, and an in-depth exploration of key influences on the wineswith contemporary issues such as Biodynamics, organic practices, and foreign investment accorded special attention.
Synopsis
Wines of the Paci?c Northwest explores the history, wine laws, terroir, viticulture, vini?cation, and producers of Washington and Oregon. It identifies and describes the main wine regions within each state, and features profiles of the main wine producers. There are detailed maps of all the wine-producing areas and wineries, and an in-depth exploration of key influences on the wines--with contemporary issues such as Biodynamics, organic practices, and foreign investment accorded special attention.
About the Author
Lisa Shara Hall is a specialist on the wines of the Pacific Northwest and is the author of The Food Lover's Companion to Portland. She is senior editor on Wine Business Monthly, its wekkly newsletter The Wine Business Insider, and its website winebusiness.com. She also contributes to numerous other publications, including Hugh Johnsons's Pocket Wine Book, the Oxford Companion to Wine, The World Atlas of Wine by Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson, and, in the United States, Appellation and The Oregonian. Lisa is a frequent lecturer and educator about wine, and is the first candidate in Oregon for the Master of Wine qualification.