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Sun, Sea, Soil, Wine : Winemaking on the North Fork of Long Island / Richard Olsen-Harbich.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Olsen-Harbich, Richard, author.
- Series:
- Excelsior editions.
- Excelsior Editions Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wine and wine making--New York (State)--North Fork (Peninsula).
- Wine and wine making.
- Vineyards--New York (State)--North Fork (Peninsula).
- Vineyards.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (280 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- Long Island's longest-tenured winemaker weighs in on what makes the North Fork so unique for fine wine production.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Part 1. The Region
- History
- The Land
- The Soil
- The Sea
- The Sun
- The Aquifer
- Climate and Weather
- The Seasons
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall
- Winter
- Growing Degree Days
- The North Fork vs. the Hamptons
- Terroir
- Music
- Minerality
- American Viticultural Areas (AVAs)
- Winemaking
- Balance and Style
- Native Yeast
- Natural Wine and Biodynamics
- Organic Winegrowing
- Sustainability
- Flaws
- Sulfites
- Zen and the Art of Winemaking
- Part 2. Spontaneous Fermentation
- Climate Change
- It Takes a Vineyard
- No Women, No Wine
- The Local Revolution
- Freshness
- Carbon Emissions and Transportation
- Land Use
- Irrigation
- Preservation of Farmland
- Economics
- Regenerative Agriculture
- Value
- Local Flavor
- The French Connection
- Wines of Mass Vinification
- Wine and Beer
- Our Sea-Washed, Sunset Gates
- Poseurvores
- Fashionably Wine
- Take Me Out to the Vineyard
- The Wild Oenophiles
- Wine Ratings
- Myth-Busting
- Fact 1: You don't need someone to tell you what to drink.
- Fact 2: There are no wrong answers when describing how a wine tastes.
- Fact 3: There is no worldwide shortage of cork.
- Fact 4: Sulfites in wine are safe.
- Fact 5: Organic, biodynamic, and natural wines are not healthier than "conventional" wines.
- Fact 6: Room temperature can't be trusted.
- Fact 7: Climate change is real and is no more apparent than in wine regions.
- Tasting Notes
- Dos:
- Don'ts:
- Wine Futures
- Conclusion
- Appendixes
- North Fork of Long Island-Original AVA Application (1984)
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Olsen-Harbich, Richard Sun, Sea, Soil, Wine
- ISBN:
- 9781438495514
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