American Vine Dresser's Guide

by John James Dufour

The American Vine-Dresser's Guide, by Jean Jacques (John James) Dufour is a treatise on growing grapes in America, specifically the eastern half of the country. This early work, first published in 1826, is an amazingly thorough text on grape growing and wine making. Dufour's keen sense of observation gave him an understanding of grape growing comparable to many "experts" of today, without the benefit of the modern sciences of biology, plant...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557533318
• ISBN13: 9781557533319
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.4"