A Year in Paarl
A I Perold's
A Treatise
on Viticulture
A I Perold (1880-1941) was South Africa's first Professor of Viticulture and Oenology. He dedicated himself to improving the quality of grapes for wine, brandy and the table. He studied wine and brandy production in Europe, imported more than 60 varieties to the Cape and bred new ones. Perold said this book “is intended to serve both the student and the practical grape-grower. There are in it technical passages that will appeal more to the student, e.g. the chapters dealing with the biology of the vine, its external and internal morphology, the theory of grafting. My remarks on the practice of viticulture, such as those dealing with the propagation, manuring and pruning of the vine, the production of table grapes for export, will, it is hoped, assist the practical grape-grower as well as the student.” This is a newly typeset reprint, not a photocopy. Text on the 712 pages have been aligned to match the original pagination so any external references to pages in the Treatise will be valid in this edition
Available in paperback and hardback editions. 712 pages
with
A I Perold
Dr Perolds report on his Paarl experiments 1915 - 1916 reprinted with glossary, introduction and brief biography. Fascinating historical document on viticulture for wine and table grapes, wine and brandy making.
Back to Marsworth taking advantage of another warm sunny day, walk across the causeway and along Grand Union Canal tow path to Grand Junction Arms at Bulbourne.
This time I had their hamburger; chips were good but not as good as the chunky chips that come with fish and chips.
We’d intended following the Hertfordshire Way through Gorhamburybut the path was closed ‘because of shooting’. We heard no shots. So instead we walked around Verulamium Park and alongside the Ver.
Another warm sunny day. Parked in Nomansland Common car park, crossed B651 , through Heartwood Forest, across Drovers Lane and through the Arboretum and across Colemans Green Lane to Rifle Buts Wood, turn left along Hertfordshire Way to Hammonds Farm and then back on the footpath pictured above.
The chunky chips were superb, so crisp on the outside. Service was fast and friendly. And the day was brilliantly warm.
Circular walk from Flamstead.
This pretty path, heading in the direction of Redbourn, unfortunately ended at a road, so we turned back.
But we did pick 1.6Kg on these Bullaces, 1Kg was made into jam, the red stewed with windfall apples.
