First published in 1923, this volume contains a detailed treatise on the
various diseases and ailments of grape vines, written by F. T. Bioletti.
Frederic Theodore Bioletti (1865 - 1939) was an English-born American
vintner. He studied at the University of California, Berkeley from 1889
to 1900, where he worked with prominent soil scientist Professor E.W.
Hilgard. His work with Hilgard on the fermentation of wines under
different conditions were significant in helping California vintners to
refine their wine production practices and improving the resulting
wines. Bioletti was the first chair of the Department of Viticulture and
Enology and founded the grape breeding program at the University of
California Agricultural Experiment Station. Contents include: "Symptoms
and Types", "Type I. California (Or Anaheim) Vine Disease and Santa
Clara Disease", "Type II. Black Measles, Spanish Measles, Black Mildew",
"Type III. Water Berries and Grape-shrivel", "Relation of Crop and Water
Supply", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly
scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an
affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a
specially-commissioned new biography of the author and introduction on
winemaking.
