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Recommended Books
The following have been found useful for amateur growers/winemakers.
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Successful Grape Growing for Eating and Wine-Making by Alan Rowe Price: £12.75 Paperback, 134 pages, December 1998 A useful book that deals with most topics of interest to amateurs. Recommended. |
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The Wines of Britain and Ireland: A Guide to the Vineyards (Wine) by Stephen Skelton Price: £20.00 (available new from £13.50) Paperback, 272 pages, June 2001 Stephen Skelton is a well known commercial UK grower and president of the UK Vineyards Association. Unlike most others on this page, this book is written from a commercial growing perspective. For the amateur it contains a good description of vine varieties as well as vineyards. |
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Growing Vines to Make Wines by N. Poulter Price: £5.95 (available new from £1.86) Paperback, 192 pages, December 1998 This was the first book I read on the subject; a very practical little book. Recommended. |
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Wines from Your Vines (An 'Amateur Winemaker' publication) by N. Poulter Price: £2.50 Paperback, 108 pages, June 1974 Similar in style to the above, but with obvious emphasis on wine making and just a single chapter with a few growing tips. Recommended. |
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Grapes: Indoors and Out (RHS Wisley Handbook) by Harry Baker, Ray Waite Price: £7.99 (available new from £25.95) Paperback, 96 pages, June 2003 Another general guide to growing vines. |
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The Ripening Sun: One Woman and the Creation of a Vineyard by Patricia Atkinson Price: £7.99 (available new from £2.75) Paperback, 320 pages, June 2004 This book describes one woman's experiences on taking over a vineyard in France. Gives a good insight onto vineyard management and problems - but it is a biography, not a textbook. Recommended. |
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Grapes (Aura Garden Handbooks) by Alan R. Toogood Price: £2.99 (available new from £9.99) Paperback, 48 pages, March 1988 A brief insight, not much depth. For the odd garden vine, not a vineyard. |
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The Grape Grower: A Guide to Organic Viticulture by Lon Rombough Price: £27.50 (available new from £11.71) Paperback, 304 pages, December 2002 Strong American bias on grape varieties, climate and culture but worth reading. |
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Wine Maker's Encyclopaedia by Bernard Charles Arthur Turner, Roy Roycroft Price: £3.50 Paperback, 208 pages, October 1979 Just about everything the amateur winemaker needs to know in one small volume. Recommended |
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