Yeast fermentation management for improved wine quality and Managing sensory quality. As with Volume I, there are many chapters that deal with a broad range of topics within these areas. There are four good chapters dealing with yeast, various chapters dealing with the prevention or removal of off flavours, a chapter on micro-oxidation, and a chapter each on icewines and sparkling wines. To have listed all of the chapters
would have consumed this whole article, but I hope to have left the impression that these volumes review the state of the art for a great many topics During the past 20 years our knowledge has been extended greatly in all areas of viticulture and wine production. Those of us who ended our formal training during that time can all benefit from reading a concise and detailed review such as this. Another important point is that
not all research areas have been covered in these chapters. For example, there have been great advances in our understanding of soil ecology, irrigation management, and organic or sustainable viticulture. If the volumes were to be used as a textbook, they would require supplementation with further texts to address the few topics not covered. It immediately crossed my mind
when I reviewed these volumes that they would be a great resource for anyone who must write a thesis dealing with similar topics. The reviews are comprehensive and up to date, yet in many cases trace the developmental history of the practices back to the pioneer who performed the original research. I’m of two minds with regard to recommending the purchase of these books, because textbooks have become so expensive in recent years. If you are considering their purchase, you might consider the eBook option. If you have an eBook on your computer, it is searchable by key word or topic. Thus you may be alerted to coverage of the topic in several publications, perhaps in a location you hadn’t thought to search. It’s worth considering. — Gary Strachan can be reached at
gestrachan@alum.mit.edu.
KELOWNA PUBLIC ARCHIVES PHOTO NO. 2196
Looking Back By Wayne Wilson
I
n 1912 the Western Canada Irrigation Association met in Kelowna to discuss a wide range
of topics, from watershed management to water legislation and irrigation technology. Delegates at this particular conference got a first-hand look at how those topics played out on the landscape itself with a ‘motor tour’ of Kelowna’s benchland orchard setting. This is the start of that motor tour with delegates gathered on Bernard Avenue at Water Street. Roughly 20 automobiles assembled
to receive their directions and instructions before departing on their tour.
In terms of settlement development, this photograph also shows the transition of the downtown from wood frame buildings to more substantial structures made of brick and stone. In the centre of the block, for example, crews are working on the construction of one of those new buildings. Still, the photo demonstrates that Kelowna was still very much a pioneering town with dirt streets, wooden sidewalks and hitching posts for horses. — Wayne Wilson is executive- director of the Orchard Industry Museum and the B.C. Wine Museum.
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