Grapes are the most popular and widely grown fruit in the world. From the tropics to Alaska, grapes will grow successfully in almost every climate. Whether you raise them for fresh eating, or for making wine, juice, or jellies and preserves, the right grapes will reward you with abundant crops for a modest investment of time and effort. This book is an introduction to the professional world of growing grapes and aimed at the serious student in the wine trade. It is also very useful for those thinking of setting up vineyards as it answers many of the basic questions.

Preface

1. Biology and Horticulture

2. Environmental Variation

3. Vineyard Planting

4. Vineyard Management

5 Harvest

6. Pests and Diseases

Bibliography

Index.

Wayne A. Gonzales is a trained yeast geneticist who focuses on sugar catabolism and fermentation. He is a retired professor and geneticist. Wayne A. Gonzales has an undergraduate degree from San Francisco State University and masters' degree from there while working on the bacteria Pseudomonas. He then earned a Ph.D., from the University of California, where he worked on metabolism of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.