Download or read book The Vineyard written by Idwal Jones and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1997-10-30 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book is structured along the sequence of the vineyard year, from planting to harvest, so that every essential process of grape growing and winemaking comes in for its due attention. Jones knows about the various crises of disease and of economics that troubled the industry, and he identifies and describes the kinds of wine, good and bad, that were sold in the state."—Thomas Pinney, author of A History of Wine in America