{"product_id":"taste-the-limestone-smell-the-alex-maltman-9781917084628","title":"Taste the Limestone, Smell the Slate: A Geologist Wanders Through the World of Wine","description":"Burgundy thrives on the limestone remnants of a warm, shallow sea while Sancerre and Pouilly wrap their roots around flint. The finest Pomerols bloom in a 'button' of blue clay, and Beaujolais famously begins life in granite. Cabernet Sauvignon loves just about any sandstone and Champagne gets on gloriously with chalk. But is the secret to great port really schist? Alex Maltman, emeritus professor of earth sciences at Aberystwyth University, finds himself between a rock and a vineyard place as he explains how a wine's flavors relate to the geology at foot, and discovers that there is more to 'minerality' than mud, rocks and the earth's stark materials... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTerroir is as intrinsic to the quality of a wine as the grapes it comes from or the intentions of the wine maker. This beautifully produced and illustrated book looks at the many factors that influence, or don't, how a wine tastes. Professor Maltman poses lots of questions and answers, while busting some myths along the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Maltman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1917084625\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781917084628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Academie Du Vin Library Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Alex Maltman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46767357886719,"sku":"9781917084628","price":47.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e107bee7-cec4-48b1-93f8-a1e26d01ebaa.jpg?v=1744169584","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/taste-the-limestone-smell-the-alex-maltman-9781917084628","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}