THE WINE, CHAMPAGNE & VITICULTURE COLLECTION
A TRULY UNIQUE AND WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF 160 RARE, OUT-OF-PRINT BOOKS COMPILED TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME ON ONE USB FLASH DRIVE, INCLUDING SOME REALLY SOUGHT AFTER TITLES TEACHING YOU ALL YOU COULD EVER WANT TO KNOW ABOUT WINE MAKING, CHAMPAGNE HISTORY & VITICULTURE!
This really is a stunning collection of old books, covering all aspects of grape growing, wine-making and viticulture. Written by the experts from days gone by, this unique virtual archive will teach you more than you could ever need to know. From choosing the right grape variety, to storing and serving the finished product. Learn all about the ancient art of wine-making, the fermentation process, wine-tasting, the history of Champagne and much more! Overall, this encyclopaedic compilation is an absolute must for anyone with an interest in wine - the full list of titles speaks for itself!
This fascinating compilation of 160 vintage books on provides literally 1,000’s of pages of great content and fabulous photos / illustrations for the reader. All of the books have been scanned in high quality and preserved forever in pdf format - easy to read on your laptop or computer, or transfer to tablet, smartphone, kindle or e-reader. You can also print entire books or select pages.
This is without doubt the most extensive collection of its kind - compiled over time by Rare-book-collections, and only available here!
The Full List of Titles Included is as Follows:
101 Old Time Receipts for Beer, Wine, Whiskey, Other spirits and accoutrements (1901)
A Brief Discourse on Wine - J. L. Denman (1861)
A farmer's practical treatise on fermentation, distillation and general manufacture of alcohol - E. T. De Vol (1921)
A few practical remarks on the medicinal effects of wine and spirits - W. Sandford (1799)
A guide for the wine cellar; or a practical treatise on the cultivation of the vine - F. C. Husenbeth (1834)
A guide to the cultivation of the grape-vine in Texas, and instructions for wine-making by E. H. Andrae (1889)
A handbook of wine; how to buy, serve, store, and drink it by W. J. Todd (1922)
A history and description of modern wines by C Redding (1860)
A history of champagne by H. Vizetelly (1882)
A memoir on the cultivation of the vine in America, and the best mode of making wine by J. Adlum (1823)
A new method of making dry red wine - F. T. Bioletti (1906)
A new wine-cooling machine - F. T. Bioletti (1906)
A philosophical and statistical history of the inventions and customs of ancient and modern nations in the manufacture and use of inebriating liquors - S. Morewood (1838)
A practical treatise on the cultivation of the grape vine - W. Thomson (1867)
A practical treatise on the cultivation of the grape vine on open walls - C. Hoare (1837)
A practical treatise on the culture and treatment of the grape vine - J. F. Allen (1853)
A practical treatise on the culture of the vine, as well under glass as in the open air - J. Sanders (1851)
A practical treatise on the manufacture of vinegar and acetates, cider, and fruit-wines; preservation of fruits and vegetables by canning and evaporation by W. T. Brannt (1890)
A study of California grape culture - F. Pusey (1915)
A treatise on family wine making - P. Carnell (1814)
A treatise on the cultivation of the grape, in vineyards by R. Buchanan (1850)
A treatise on the culture of the vine - W. Speechly (1790)
A treatise on the culture of the vine, and the art of making wine - J. Busby (1825)
A treatise on the grape vine and on the construction & management of vineries - J. Meredith (1881)
A treatise on the manufacture, imitation, adulteration, and reduction of foreign wines, brandies, gins, rums, etc. (1860)
A treatise on the origin, nature, and varieties of wine; being a complete manual of viticulture and oenology by J. L. W. Thudicum (1872)
A treatise on the vine; embracing its history from the earliest ages to the present day - W. R. Prince (1830)
A treatise on wines - their origin nature and varieties with practical directions for viticulture and vinification - J. Thudichum (1896)
Alcohol, its production, properties, chemistry, and industrial applications; with chapters on methyl alcohol, fusel oil, and spirituous beverages - C. Simmonds (1919)
Alcoholic fermentation by A. Harden (1914)
American grape growing and wine making by G. Husman (1880)
American manual of the grape vines and the art of making wine including an account of 62 species of vines, with nearly 300 varieties by C. S. Rafinesque (1830)
An elementary treatise on American grape culture and wine making by P. B. Mead (1867)
Apparatus for use in the determination of volatile acids in wines and vinegars - H. C. Gore (1909)
Beverages de luxe - G. R. Washburne (1914)
Bordeaux and its wines - classified in order of merit - C. H. Cocks (1883)
Bordeaux Its Wines, and the Claret Country - C. Cocks (1846)
Champagne Vine Country and Champagne Wine - G. Chappaz (1920)
Chats about wine by C. E. Hawker (1907)
Clarets and sauternes, classed growth of the Medoc and other famous red and white wines of the Gironde by G. A. K. (1920)
Culture of the grape - W. C. Strong (1866)
Defecation of must for white wine - F. T. Bioletti (1906)
Directory of the grape growers, wine makers and distillers of California, and of the principal grape growers and wine makers of the eastern states (1891)
Drinks of the world - J. Mew (1892)
England a wine producing country - W. E. Rendle (1868)
Enological investigations - F. T. Bioletti (1912)
Enological studies. I. Experiments in cider making applicable to farm conditions. Notes on the use of pure yeasts in white wine making by W. B. Alwood (1909)
Fermentation organisms; a laboratory handbook by A. Klocker (1903)
Fermented alcohol beverages, malt liquors, wine and cider - C. A. Crampton (1887)
Fermented liquors - a treatise on brewing, distilling, rectifying, and manufacturing - L. Feuchtwanger (1858)
Foundations of American grape culture - T. V. Munson (1909)
French wine and liquor manufacturer - J. Rack (1901)
French Wines and Vineyards - C. Redding (1860)
General instructions for the choice of wines and spirituous liquors - D. McBride (1793)
Grape culture - G. C. Butz (1904)
Grape culture and wine-making in California by G. Husmann (1888)
Grape culture in Pennsylvania - W. H. Sill (1912)
Grape culture in Steuben County - D. Goldsmith (1865)
Grape culture up-to-date - A. Kirk (1909)
Grape culture, wines, and wine-making. With notes upon agriculture and horti-culture by A. Haraszthy (1862)
Grocer and distiller's useful guide - being a complete directory for making and managing all kinds of wines and spirituous liquors - W. Bestall (1892)
Guide for the use of selected yeasts for the fermentation of wines, ciders, etc. - G. Jacquemin (1913)
Hand-book of wines, practical, theoretical, and historical; with a description of foreign spirits and liqueurs - T. McMullen (1852)
History of the Champagne trade in England by A. L. Simon (1905)
How to make grape culture profitable in California - J. Hoops (1904)
Hyatt's hand-book of grape culture by T. H. Hyatt (1876)
Illustrated descriptive catalogue of American grape vines. A grape growers' manual (1883)
In vino veritas, a book about wine by A. L. Simon (1913)
Jack's manual on the vintage and production, care and handling of wines, liquors, etc. - J. A. Grohusko (1912)
Journal of a recent visit to the principal vineyards of Spain and France by J. Busby (1838)
Manuel pratique du fabricant d'alcools; alcools de vin, de cidre, de poire, de betteraves, de mélasses, etc. - E. Robinet (1890)
Manufacture of dry wines in hot countries - F. T. Bioletti (1905)
Micro-organisms and fermentation by A. Jorgensen (1911)
Notes on vineyards in America and Europe - T. Hardy (1885)
Observations on the character and culture of the European vine, during a residence of five years in the vine growing district of France, Italy and Switzerland by S. I. Fisher (1834)
Old English glasses. An account of glass drinking vessels in England, from early times to the end of the eighteenth century by A. Hartshorne (1897)
Old-time recipes for home made wines, cordials and liqueurs from fruits, flowers, vegetables, and shrubs by H. S. Wright (1922)
On fermentation by P. Schuztenberger (1889)
On the chemical and microscopical analysis of an unsound wine - J. R. Napier (1878)
Open air grape culture a practical treatise on the garden and vineyard culture of the vine, and the manufacture of domestic wine by J. Phin (1862)
Oporto, old and new being a historical record of the port wine trade, and a tribute to British commercial enterprize in the north of Portugal by C. Sellers (1899)
Pamphlets on viticulture - California Agricultural Experiment Station (1897 - 1911)
Past, present & probably the future state of the wine trade - J. Warre (1823)
Practical experience in the wine and liquor business, published as manuscript by E. Flora (1867)
Practical management of pure yeast, the application and examination of brewery distillery, and wine yeasts - A. Jorgensen (1913)
Practical notes on wine - E. L. Beckwith (1868)
Practical studies in fermentation - E. C. Hansen (1896)
Pure yeast in wineries - F. T. Bioletti (1906)
Report on a tour of inspection in the wine-growing districts of Western Europe and Algeria by P. Borg (1922)
Report on the cheap wines from France, Italy, Austria, Greece and Hungary - R. Druitt (1865)
Six hundred receipts, including receipts for ... wines, spirits, whiskey, brandy, gin, etc. - J. Marquart (1867)
Studies on wine-sterilizing machines by U. Gayon (1901)
Temperance of wine countries - E. C. Delevan (1860)
The American grape grower's guide - W. Chorlton (1852)
The art of blending and compounding liquors and wines ... and valuable information concerning whiskeys in bond by J. Fleischman (1885)
The art of drinking by G. G. Gervinus (1890)
The Art of wine-making in all its branches; to which is added an appendix, concerning cider and perry by D. Booth (1834)
The blood of the grape - the wine trade text book by A. L. Simon (1920)
The Bordeaux wine and liquor dealers' guide. A treatise on the manufacture and adulteration of liquors (1857)
The brewer - a familiar treatise on the art of brewing, with directions for the selection of malt and hops, instructions for making cider and British wines - R. Loftus (1858)
The brewer, distiller, and wine manufacturer - unknown author (1902)
The British wine-maker, and domestic brewer - W. H. Roberts (1835)
The chemical testing of wines and spirits - J. Griffin (1866)
The chemistry of wine by G. J. Mulder (1857)
The Cold Grapery, from Direct American Practice - W. Chorlton (1853)
The composition of American wines by W. D. Bigelow (1900)
The control of the temperature in wine fermentation - A.P. Hayn (1897)
The cook and confectioner's guide; or female's instructor in cookery, confectionery, making wines, preserving, pickles, etc. - W. Carter (1800)
The cultivation of American grape vines, and making of wine by A. Spooner (1846)
The cultivation of the native grape and manufacture of American wines by G. Husmann (1866)
The cultivation of vineyards in southwestern France by A. Du Pont de Nemours (1920)
The culture of the grape - J. F. Allen (1847)
The culture of the grape, and wine-making by R. Buchanan (1853)
The domestic brewer and family wine-maker - B. Parkes (1835)
The grape culturist, a treatise on the cultivation of the native grape - A. S. Fuller (1894)
The grape vine - a practically scientific treatise on its management - F. Mohr (1867)
The handbook of horticulture and viticulture of Western Australia - A. Despeissis (1921)
The history of ancient and modern wines - A. Henderson(1824)
The innkeeper and butler's guide or, a directory in the making and managing of British wines - J. Davies (1808)
The manufacture of liquors, wines, and cordials, without the aid of distillation - P. Lacour (1863)
The new London family cook ... Instructions for brewing, making of British wines, distilling, etc. - D. MacDonald (1800)
The principles of wine-making by F. T. Bioletti (1911)
The story of the vine by E. R. Emerson (1902)
The Thomery system of grape culture - A. Du Breuil (1876)
The true Amazons ... also how to make the English wine or mead, equal, if not superior to the best of other wines - J. Warder (1716)
The truth and the wine interest! - A. D. Wood (1883)
The vigneron; an essay on the culture of the grape and the making of wine by I. G. Hutton (1827)
The vine - its culture in the United States. Wine making from grapes and other fruit; useful recipes - R. H. Phelps (1855)
The vine and its culture - W. Griffith (1884)
The vine and its fruit, more especially in relation to the production of wine - J. L. Denman (1875)
The Vine in Australia - A. C. Kelly (1861)
The vine-dresser's manual, an illustrated treatise on vineyards and wine-making - C. Reemelin (1855)
The vine-dresser's theoretical and practical manual by Thiébaut de Berneaud (1829)
The viniculture of claret; a treatise on the making, maturing, and keeping of claret wines by The Viscout Villa Maior (1884)
The vintner's guide - W. Phipps (1825)
The vintner's, brewer's, spirit merchant's, and licensed victualler's guide (1826)
The wholesale and retail wine and spirit merchant's companion - J. Hartley (1839)
The wine and brandy dealer's complete guide and stock book - S. Roose (1835)
The wine merchant. A familiar treatise on the art of making wine, etc. (1865)
The wine merchant's manual - T. Smeed (1845)
The wine press and the cellar - a manual for the wine-maker and the cellar-man by E. H. Rixford (1883)
The Wine-drinker's Manual (1830)
Three seasons in European vineyards - treating of vineculture; vine disease and its cure; wine-making and wines, red and white; wine-drinking by W. J. Flagg (1869)
Viticulture - P. Pacottet (1905)
Viticulture and brewing in the ancient Orient by H. F. Lutz (1922)
Viticulture and viniculture in California by C. A. Wetmore (1885)
Whole art of making British wines, cordials, and liqueurs, in the greatest perfection by J. Robinson (1848)
Wine, a series of notes on this valuable product - A. Webber (1888)
Wine - classification, wine tasting, qualities and defects by G. Grazzi (1892)
Wine and its counterfeits by J. L. Denman (1876)
Wine and spirit adulterators unmasked - One of the oldschool (pseud.) (1827)
Wine and spirit dealer's and consumer's vade-mecum - R. Westney (1817)
Wine and spirits - the connoisseur's textbook by A. L. Simon (1919)
Wine and the wine trade by A. L. Simon (1921)
Wine, its use and taxation. An inquiry into the operation of the wine duties on consumption and revenue by J. E. Tennent (1855)
Wine, the vine and the cellar - T. G. Shaw (1863)
Wine-making in hot climates by L. Roos (1900)
Wines and other fermented liquors - from the earliest ages to the present time - J. R. Sheen (1864)
An absolute must for anyone with an interest in wine, champagne, viticulture, its history and how it's made – an unbelievable treasure trove of information for a very small price!
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