The World of Niagara Wine / Michael Ripmeester, Phillip Gordon Mackintosh, and Christopher Fullerton, editors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fullerton, Christopher Adam, 1970- author, editor.

Mackintosh, Phillip Gordon, 1960- author, editor.

Ripmeester, Michael, author, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wineries--Ontario--Niagara Peninsula.

Wineries.

Wine and wine making--Ontario--Niagara Peninsula.

Wine and wine making.

Wine industry--Ontario--Niagara Peninsula.

Wine industry.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2013.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A transdisciplinary exploration of the Niagara wine industry. It explores the history and regulation of wine production as well as its contemporary economic significance. It examines the social and cultural ramifications of Niagara's reliance on grapes and wine as an economic motor for the region.

Contents:

Contents note continued: 11. Viticultural Practices and Their Effects on Grape and Wine Quality / Andrew G. Reynolds

12. Wine Tasting / Ronald S. Jackson

13. Vintning on Thin Ice: The Making of Canada's Iconic Dessert Wine / Debbie Inglis

Section Four A Cultural Perspective on Niagara Wines

14. New Wine in Old Wineskins: Marketing Wine as Agricultural Heritage / Russell Johnston

15. Constructing Authenticity: Architecture and Landscape in Niagara's Wineries / Caroline Charest

16. Wine and Culinary Tourism in Niagara / Atsuko Hashimoto

17. Conflict in the Niagara Countryside: Securing the Land Base for the Wine Industry / Hugh J. Gayler

18. The Niagara Wine Festival's Grande Parade: The Public Geography of a "Grape and Wine" Controversy / Phillip Gordon Mackintosh.

Machine generated contents note: Section One Niagara Wines Decanted

1. The Early History of Grapes and Wine in Niagara / Alun Hughes

2. Niagara Wine and the Influence of Government Regulation, 1850s to 1944 / Dan Malleck

3. The Growing Place of Wine in the Economic Development of the Niagara Region / Christopher Fullerton

Section Two Business and Bottles

4. The History of the VQA / Linda Bramble

5. Ontario Wines in the Marketplace / Astrid Brummer

6. The Ontario Wine Industry: Moving Forward / Narongsak Thongpapanl

7. The Hands behind the Harvest: Migrant Workers in Niagara's Wine Industry / Janet McLaughlin

Section Three The Vineyard to the Bottle

8. The Use of Geospatial Technologies for Improved Vineyard Management Decisions in the Niagara Region / Victoria Fast

9. The Niagara Peninsula Appellation: A Climatic Analysis of Canada's Largest Wine Region / Anthony B. Shaw

10. The Wine-Producing Soils of Niagara / Daryl Dagesse.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781554584062

155458406X

9781554584055

1554584051

OCLC:

863054303