Port / George Robertson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robertson, George, 1918-

Contributor:

Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Culinary Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Faber books on wine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Port wine--Portugal.

Port wine.

Wine and wine making--Portugal.

Wine and wine making.

Penn Provenance:

Blank, Fritz (bookplate) (donor)

Physical Description:

190, [2] pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Edition:

New edition

Place of Publication:

London : Faber and Faber, 1987.

Contents:

1. An Introduction to Port. What is Port?; The historical background; Government departments and local associations

2. The Douro. The river and the country; Sailing down the Douro, 1953; The quintas; Classification of vineyards; Soil and climate; Co-operative policies

3. The Vine. Classification of grapes and vines; Structure of the grape; Vine diseases; Vine pests; Phylloxera

4. Viticulture in the Douro. The yearly cycle; Pruning; Terracing and replanting; Grafting; Growth and spraying; Implements

5. The Vintage. Preparation and care in production; Picking; Treading; Modern vinification; Brandy (aguardente); Bagaceira; The lota; Maladies which attack port; A diversion

6. The Lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia. The barco rabelo; The lodges; Cooperage; Maturing and blending; Official description of types; Age and vintages; Tasting; Quality control; Stabilisation; Corks

7. Shipping, Storing, Decanting and Drinking. Shipping; Storing; Decanting and glasses; The gout myth exploded; When to drink port.

Notes:

"For this new edition the author has updated the book throughout."

First published by 1978 by Faber and Faber Limited. Revised edition first published in Faber Paperbacks in 1982.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-182) and index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Fritz Blank in 2008.

Kislak copy has bookplate of Chef Fritz Blank.

Kislak copy has dust jacket retained.

ISBN:

0571148476

9780571148479

0571148484

9780571148486

OCLC:

15018932

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