The Geography of Wine

This is the companion website for the book, 'The Geography of Wine:  How Landscapes, Cultures, Terroir, and the Weather Make a Good Drop.'  For those of you who have read the book and would like more information on some of the subjects discussed, then this is the place.  This is also the place if you want to use 'The Geography of Wine' as a textbook.  In either case, welcome to the website!

  • Chapter 1:  Introduction to Geography and the Study of Wine

  • Chapter 2:  Wine Landscapes:  Saint Emilion

  • Chapter 3:  Climatology of Viticulture:  Spain

  • Chapter 4:  Microclimate and Wine:  The Rhine and its Tributaries

  • Chapter 5:  Grapes, Soil, and Terroir:  Bordeaux

  • Chapter 6:  Biogeography and the Grape:  The Loire Valley

  • Chapter 7:  Viticulture, Agriculture, and Natural Hazards:  California

  • Chapter 8:  Wine and Geographic Information Systems:  Oregon and Washington State  

  • Chapter 9:  Wine Making and Geography:  Oporto and Jerez

  • Chapter 10:  Wine Diffusion, Colonialism, and Political Geography:  South Africa, and Chile

  • Chapter 11:  Urbanization and the Wine Geography:  Burgundy

  • Chapter 12:  Economic Geography and Wine:  Australia

  • Chapter 13:  Communism and Wine:  Eastern Europe

  • Chapter 14:  Wine's Competitors-Beer, Cider, and Distilled Spirits:  The Whiskeys of Scotland

  • Chapter 15:  Wine and the Geography of Temperance:  America East of the Rockies

  • Chapter 16:  Regional Identity and Multinationals:  Champagne

  • Chapter 17:  Wine Landscapes and Wine Tourism:  Central Italy

  • Chapter 18:  Conclusion:  Where Wine Takes Me

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    Clicking on the image of the book cover to the left will take you to the Penguin Group publishing website for the book.  If you have any questions/comments please feel free to send me an e-mail at the address below.  Thanks!

     

    Brian J. Sommers 
    Professor, Department of Geography
    Central Connecticut State University
    sommersb@ccsu.edu 
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