"The Art of COOL-CLIMATE Vinegrowing"

and

"The Art of COOL-CLIMATE Winemaking"

 

These highly comprehensive videos (2 sets of 2 videos each) are Gillian Pearkes' final publishing venture. Some 5 hours of detailed information distil decades of invaluable experience and hard-won expertise in this challenging area of viticulture and viniculture.

Gillian's classic book "Vinegrowing in Britain" sold tens of thousands of copies. Her obituary in The Times identified her as "a leading figure in the resurgence of viticulture in Britain and an international authority in the cultivation of outdoor grapes".

Produced and directed by Michael Barry (Perceptive Creation, Quantock Vineyards & Orchards), with technical production by Brian Bateman (Swift Television), these videos uniquely fill a significant gap in the training resources available to students of wine and wine-makers  working in cool climates anywhere in the world.

 

A Somerset Screen Production

 

(Co-producers Perceptive Creation, The Counting House, Dodington, Nether Stowey, Bridgwater, Somerset, UK TA5 1LE (01278-733100)  (E-mail: michaelis@perceptivecreation.co.uk)

 

AND Swift Television, 67 Moorland Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, UK TA6 4JS (01278-422804))

 

PRICE:      One PAL set of 2 videos only                              £26.95

                   Both sets purchased together                    £49.95

 

CHEQUES PAYABLE TO: Somerset Screen Productions.

 

ORDERS TO: The Counting House, Dodington, Bridgwater, Somerset TA5 1LE, UK

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"The Art of COOL-CLIMATE Vinegrowing"

comprises a two video set which covers:

 

An Overview                          What is a Vine?

Siting a Vineyard              Choosing Vine Varieties

Planting a Site                          Site Care in the Spring

Simple Frost Control                                  Disbudding

Flowering & Fruitset                                Summer Pruning

Spraying & Disease                       Protection against Predators

Preparing for Harvest                      Assessment and Harvesting

Winter Pruning & Training               Growing in a Polytunnel

Growing under Glass                            In a Walled Garden

Organic Winegrowing                     The Smaller Producer

The Larger Producer

 

"The Art of COOL-CLIMATE Winemaking"

comprises a two video set which covers:

 

An Overview                                Preparing for Harvest

Harvest in the Winery                     Fermenting White Wine

Red Wine                                   Secondary Fermentation

Post-fermentation & Stabilization                Fining Red Wine

To Filter - or not to Filter?  

Testing Wine (alcohol, sugar, tannin, acid, sulphur)

Filtration, Bottling & Cellarage Production in a Small Winery

Production in a Larger Winery Production of Organic Wine

Capsuling & Labelling               More About Labels

Assessing a Wine                   Marketing Wine

Marketing Organic Wine

 

Each section is followed by a useful

"Points to Remember" summary.

 

 

NB: Non UK purchasers: prices quoted are for VHS tapes in PAL electronic standard (as used in UK).

Special offer on NTSC sets – 25% off while stocks last: viz £37.50 + shipping. Please email request for this offer.

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