The Vintner's Apprentice: An Insider's Guide to the Art and Craft of Wine Making, Taught by the Masters

by Eric Miller

An insider tour of vineyards, wineries, cellars, and more! In The Vintner’s Apprentice, you get behind-the-scenes access to the wine world’s real-life masters of the craft, as well as a guide to the techniques that made them so successful. Benefit from their experience selecting a site, planting a vineyard, harvesting and crushing the grapes, creating blends, and much more.



— Insight into every step of the grape’s journey to your glass, from planting to fermenting to bottling—and beyond!

— Twelve wine experts share their old-world, classic skills with you through extensive interviews.

Genres: Wine, Nonfiction

210 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Foster · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome find - perfect introduction to winemaking for a newcomer. Great photos, just the right amount of detail, and I loved the interviews with winemakers all over the world. Inspiring, and a great resource!

[Nick Stengel · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent introduction to the problems and decision points of grape growers and winemakers, intended for general and professional wine lovers alike. It doesn't answer a lot of the questions in any great depth, but the breadth of the book is astounding. It puts the whole process in great perspective and it shows me where I need to concentrate my studies.

[Casey Kirk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice pictures, some good interviews with wine makers, but this is mostly a coffee table book. However, a nice read but if you want to learn about wine making don't start with this one. Use it as a supplement.

[E.M. Lynley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Research for an upcoming novel. Fantastic book with even more detail than I expected. I worked in the wine industry for seven years, but still learned plenty from this one.