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Oenology and Viticulture

Finding articles, books & background information on oenology and viticulture topics

Grey Literature

Grey literature databases identify resources that are key to research and scholarship. Many are open resources that go through a quality control process before they are published. Definitions are scholarly dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks that help define terms and provide additional context. There are a variety of key enology, viticulture, grape, wine, food and drink encyclopedias, handbooks and companions. A select list includes,

 FooDB (food constituents, chemistry and biology database)

 Diner's Dictionary: Word Origins of Food & Drink (2012)

 Oxford Companion to Wine (2015)

 Glossary (Wine Spectator)

 Handbook of Enology (2 volumes, 2021)

 Oddins Dictionary of Wine (2004)

 Wine Encyclopedia (Wines.com wiki)

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