Explore the places where the wine is original. This Atlas takes you on a journey to destinations across the planet where the wines are far enough off the radar to delight anyone who loves originality and hates standardisation and features the viticultural techniques of many countries.
Volcanic vineyards listed as UNESCO World Heritage, a "peace wine" blending over 600 varieties from around the world, vines standing 15 metres tall in Italy and Portugal, ice wines from Quebec, a wine from the Gobi desert, Taiwan's huge yields, harvesting on 31 December, classical music among the vines, a Bordeaux made with dry ice, a sparkling wine for disgorging at home ... This book features the viticultural techniques of many countries; they are far enough off the radar to delight anyone who loves originality and hates standardization. The book covers eight topics: - Climates - Terroirs - Grape varieties - Work in the vineyard - Winemaking - Colour - Ageing - Packaging