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The glass of wine : the science, technology, and art of glassware for transporting and enjoying wine / James F. Shackelford, Penelope L. Shackelford.

By: Shackelford, James F [author.].
Contributor(s): Shackelford, Penelope L, 1942- [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 194 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781119223467; 1119223466.Subject(s): Glassware | Wine glasses | Wine bottles | Glassware | Wine bottles | Wine glasses | COOKING / TablesettingGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Glass of wine.DDC classification: 642/.7 Online resources: Wiley Online Library
Contents:
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?
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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?

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