The glass of wine : the science, technology, and art of glassware for transporting and enjoying wine / James F. Shackelford, Penelope L. Shackelford.
By: Shackelford, James F [author.]
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Contributor(s): Shackelford, Penelope L [author.]
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The perfect material for wine -- A brief history of wine : storing and drinking wine before glass -- A brief history of glass and how it came to dominate wine appreciation -- Modern winemaking : a role for materials other than glass and ceramics -- Ceramics around the winery : alternatives to oak and stainless steel -- Glass around the winery : from barrel to lab -- Perfection through fire : modern glass making -- Beauty of a random nature : glass structure on the atomic scale -- The heel of Achilles : why glass breaks -- Let it be perfectly clear : why glass is transparent -- The shape of things I : why bottles look the way they do -- The shape of things II : the rise (and fall?) of varietal-specific stemware -- The controversy over cork : glass stoppers to the rescue? -- Perfection through air : glass for aerating and decanting wine -- The glass of wine : now and forever?
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