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. In this volume, Bioletti
outlines different methods of cordon pruning, which refers to a method
of vine pruning whereby the arms are scattered along the trunk of the
tree so that the row of vines resembles a stretched rope or "cordon".
Contents include: "Uses", "Disadvantages", "Establishment", "Direction
of the Cordons", "The First Year", "The Second Year", "Winter Pruning",
"Trellising", "Disbudding and Tying", etc. This volume will appeal to
those with an interest in winemaking, especially the subject of pruning
and other methods of vine training. 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.
