You will find a wealth of winemaking and
vineyard management information in the vineyard and wine books below. Use
these bargain wine books to start your own personal vintner's
library or as a vintner's gift guide.
An excellent general reference on U.S. grape growing practices and common problems, written by experts in the field. It is a well written technical book with many black and white photos and a good bibliography.
The Grape Grower: A Guide to Organic Viticulture
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Writer and nurseryman Lon Rombaugh wrote this marvelously detailed guide to the
cultivation of the grape.
Organic methods are emphasized throughout, as well as
cultivation matters ranging from choosing a vineyard site and developing
healthy soil to the details of pruning and breeding. The book includes valuable
and hard-to-find information on cold hardiness, heirloom varieties, and native
American grape species, as well as providing abundant resources and three pages
of color photos.
The Oxford Companion To Wine will provide you with information on all aspects of wine and the wine industry.
With more than 3,000 entries on every aspect of wine from
vine pests to specific grapes, this hefty tome has something for both the
seasoned connoisseur and novice alike.
Grapes into Wine : A Guide to Winemaking in America
This is a classic text by Philip Marshall Wagner that no serious American grape grower or winemaker should be without.
Provides you with complete coverage of grape growing and winemaking information and history.
Root to glass instructions on how to plan
your vineyard, plant your grape vines, prune your vines, build a trellis, harvest the grapes and make
your own wines.
Introduction to Knowledge Management: KM in Business
by Todd R. Groff, Thomas P. Jones
Price: $29.95 Publication Date: 20 June 2003
Easy to read, user-friendly guide to improving your business
Full of practical applications for business professionals
An Online Instructor’s Guide is available, with power
point slides, case studies, exercises and review questions.
Excellent supplemental text for a business course
Reader Reviews for Introduction to Knowledge Management: KM in Business
"As someone who has struggled to manage change in
several large organizations, I am very excited about the powerful techniques
in this textbook for increasing business agility and empowering knowledge
workers." - Wayne Anderson, Senior Vice President, Service
Management, Sabre Inc.
"...The book nicely serves as an introduction to
both the technical and behavioral sides of KM for those newly acquainted with
the process." -- Lorri Zipperer, reviewer for the newsletter Biofeedback
Volume 29, Number 2 - Special Libraries Association. See
Full Review
“This systemically organized, innovative and
well-written book astutely integrates content, technology and problem-solving
into a learning tool that sets the standard for maximizing learning in an
arena that is continuously bombarded with interventions that compete for each
learner's attention."
- Robert E. Klabenes, President,
Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee
"The best use of bad wine is to drive away poor relations." -- French Proverb
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