Shackelford, James F.,
The glass of wine : the science, technology, and art of glassware for transporting and enjoying wine / James F. Shackelford, Penelope L. Shackelford. - 1 online resource (xiv, 194 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The perfect material for wine -- A brief history of wine : storing and drinking wine before glass -- A brief history of glass and how it came to dominate wine appreciation -- Modern winemaking : a role for materials other than glass and ceramics -- Ceramics around the winery : alternatives to oak and stainless steel -- Glass around the winery : from barrel to lab -- Perfection through fire : modern glass making -- Beauty of a random nature : glass structure on the atomic scale -- The heel of Achilles : why glass breaks -- Let it be perfectly clear : why glass is transparent -- The shape of things I : why bottles look the way they do -- The shape of things II : the rise (and fall?) of varietal-specific stemware -- The controversy over cork : glass stoppers to the rescue? -- Perfection through air : glass for aerating and decanting wine -- The glass of wine : now and forever?
9781119223467 1119223466
2017046174
Glassware.
Wine glasses.
Wine bottles.
Glassware.
Wine bottles.
Wine glasses.
COOKING / Tablesetting.
Electronic books.
TP865 / .S425 2018
642/.7
The glass of wine : the science, technology, and art of glassware for transporting and enjoying wine / James F. Shackelford, Penelope L. Shackelford. - 1 online resource (xiv, 194 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The perfect material for wine -- A brief history of wine : storing and drinking wine before glass -- A brief history of glass and how it came to dominate wine appreciation -- Modern winemaking : a role for materials other than glass and ceramics -- Ceramics around the winery : alternatives to oak and stainless steel -- Glass around the winery : from barrel to lab -- Perfection through fire : modern glass making -- Beauty of a random nature : glass structure on the atomic scale -- The heel of Achilles : why glass breaks -- Let it be perfectly clear : why glass is transparent -- The shape of things I : why bottles look the way they do -- The shape of things II : the rise (and fall?) of varietal-specific stemware -- The controversy over cork : glass stoppers to the rescue? -- Perfection through air : glass for aerating and decanting wine -- The glass of wine : now and forever?
9781119223467 1119223466
2017046174
Glassware.
Wine glasses.
Wine bottles.
Glassware.
Wine bottles.
Wine glasses.
COOKING / Tablesetting.
Electronic books.
TP865 / .S425 2018
642/.7