《Understanding Vineyard Soils》是2009年4月出版的圖書，作者是White, Robert。
基本介紹
- 外文名：Understanding Vineyard Soils
- 作者：White, Robert
- 語言：英語
- 出版時間：2009年4月
- 出版社：Oxford University Press
- 頁數：240 頁
- ISBN：9780195311259
內容簡介
Terroir connotes a sense of place that imparts a distinctive character to wine. A central component of iterroir is the soil and its immediate surroundings. Thus, an understanding of the basic properties of soils and how they function as a "living skin" on the earth's surface is of fundamental importance to grape growers and winemakers. Stripped of scientific jargon, Understanding Vineyard Soils explains to a wide audience how soils form and why they are so variable. Robert White describes essential chemical and physical processes involving nutrients, water, oxygen and carbon dioxide, moderated by the activities of soil organisms, and proposes remedies to alleviate adverse conditions such as soil acidity, compaction, poor drainage and salinity. The pros and cons of organic viticulture are discussed, as are the possible impacts of climate change. The author explains how sustainable wine production requires grape growers and winemakers to take care of the soil and minimize the impact of their activities on the environment. This book is a practical guide for viticulturists and for the lay reader who is seeking general information about soils, but who may also wish to pursue in more depth the influence of different soil types on vine performance and wine character. Understanding Vineyard Soils will discuss new developments, especially in precision viticulture and organic viticulture. The introduction will address new technologies (near and remote sensing, digital soil mapping) as well as traditional soil classification. Following a chapter on site selection are the three core chapters on vineyard and soil management - The Nutrition of Grapevines, Where the Vine Roots Live, and The Living Soil. The book is written from an international perspective - the important points discussed in Chapters 1 through 6 are illustrated with examples drawn from many wine regions around the world.
簡譯：風土意味著一種賦予葡萄酒獨特個性的地方感。iterroir的一個核心組成部分是土壤及其周圍環境。因此，了解土壤的基本特性以及它們如何作為地球表面的“活皮膚”發揮作用，對葡萄種植者和釀酒師來說至關重要。《了解葡萄園土壤》去掉了科學術語，向廣大觀眾解釋了土壤是如何形成的，以及為什麼它們如此多變。Robert White描述了由土壤生物活動調節的涉及養分、水、氧氣和二氧化碳的基本化學和物理過程，並提出了緩解土壤酸度、壓實、排水不良和鹽度等不利條件的補救措施。討論了有機葡萄栽培的利弊，以及氣候變化可能帶來的影響。作者解釋了可持續葡萄酒生產如何要求葡萄種植者和釀酒師保護土壤，並將其活動對環境的影響降至最低。這本書是一本實用指南，適用於葡萄種植者和尋求有關土壤的一般信息的非專業讀者，但他們也可能希望更深入地了解不同土壤類型對葡萄性能和葡萄酒特性的影響。了解葡萄園土壤將討論新的發展，特別是在精密葡萄栽培和有機葡萄栽培方面。介紹將涉及新技術（近距離和遙感、數字土壤測繪）以及傳統的土壤分類。在關於選址的一章之後，是關於葡萄園和土壤管理的三個核心章節——葡萄藤的營養、葡萄根生活的地方和生活的土壤。這本書是從國際角度寫的——第1章至第6章中討論的要點通過世界各地葡萄酒產區的例子進行了說明。
