The American Vine-Dresser's Guide

Being a Treatise on the Cultivation of the Vine, and the Process of Wine Making Adapted to the Soil and Climate of the United States

Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Gardening, Fruit, Food & Drink, Beverages, Wine & Spirits, International, USA

• Author: John James DuFour
• ISBN: 9781449432058
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Publication: July 16, 2013
• Imprint: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Language: English

Authored by wine connoisseur John James DeFour, who established the first commercial vineyard in the United States, The American Vine-Dresser’s Guide is an amazingly thorough work on grape growing and wine making specifically adapted to the American climate and soil. Despite being published nearly 200 years ago in 1826, DeFour’s practices and recommendations are still being utilized and referenced today since little has changed in the wine-making industry. DeFour’s knowledge and understanding of the process were very far advanced compared with the technology available in his day.