Description and condition:

Green boards hardback, dustcover, 8vo, 241pp, decorated EPs, index, b/w illustrations.

Very good with nice bright clean pages throughout. In good dustcover with a closed tear.

Contents:

Practical Guide to Growing Vines and Making Wine in Britain & Ireland with a Gazetteer of British Vineyards and their Wines. Why plant a vineyard? Planning. Choosing a site for vines. Preparing the ground. Ordering the vines: what to buy and where to buy them. Planting; Pruning and training. The vine and its enemies. Feeding the vines. Harvest and winemaking. The French way. Marketing English wines. Case histories. Cellar and kitchen. Followed by 10 appendices and glossary.