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 Fascinating historical document on viticulture for wine and table grapes, wine and brandy making.
Dan & Krisie went off to spend time on the beach, explore beachside shops and to lunch at Couzens. We lunched at Bootleggers, I had a Falafel wrap with tea. We spent the afternoon reading in the apartment.
In the evening we dined at a packed Spur, using the 50R loyalty voucher that was on the app.
We took Delheim Vera Cruz Pinotage 2021 and Kanonkop Kadette Pinotage 2022 and we bought the white label Beyerskloof Pinotage 2022.
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| Dan & Krisie at Spur |
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