Vine to Wine [Hardcover]

Richards Lyon (Author, Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 25, 1999

This is a photo-story of the creation of fine wine in the up to date American tradition, from preparing the soil and planting to the final bottling,

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Dr. Richards Lyon is a urologist and Clinical Professor at the University of California Medical Center in San Francisco. Since retiring to the Napa Valley, Dr. Lyon has rekindled a lifelong interest in photography. His forays into the vineyards and wineries, unceasing curiosity guiding him, has made possible this photo-story, now used by vintners and tourists alike as a stimulating reference.

From the Author

This photo-essay is the unforeseen result of my attempts to understand the basic steps in the creation of fine wine........What I found is here - hopefully to be enjoyed as a learning experience by others like myself, and without claim to expertise."

Product Details

• Hardcover: 126 pages
• Publisher: Stonecrest Press; 2 edition (April 25, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961600489
• ISBN-13: 978-0961600488
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,413,847 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Glass of Wine, and this book, August 8, 2001

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Richard Katz (Richmond California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vine to Wine (Hardcover)

Vine to Wine is a picture book in widescreen format; the photographs are about 8.5 inches wide by about 6 inches high, and they cover borderlessly the leftfacing pages. This allows Dr Lyon to capture the essential outdoorsiness of his subject, grapevines and viticulture, as performed in the Napa Valley and environs. The accompanying facing text is sometimes little more than a caption, and sometimes an entire explanatory essay, but never more than one of those same size pages, on the rightfacing side of the book. Together, the photos and the text make a perfect accompaniment to a good glass of wine enjoyed by oneself. Should you be so lucky as to be enjoying a really good glass of wine, and enjoying it in the company of another person sitting next to you on the couch or at the bar of the tasting room, Lyon's book will take on a dimension that you have rarely experienced before: You'll be tasting something while you think about it and visualize its creation. Try it. It will only work with a book like this, with its masterful photographs and VERY readable text.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PHOTO ESSAY ON PLANTING A VINEYARD, September 11, 2006

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E. Mackey "bigmack650" (sonoma california) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vine to Wine (Hardcover)

A magnificant photo essay of planning and planting a vineyard seen through the camera of a medical doctor, turned wine grower/wine maker. Shows you exactly what it is like from selection of rootstocks, preparation of the site, vine spacing, cover crops, irrigation on through the small lot wine-making process. I think it would be really helpful for anyone interested in growing grapes.