LibGuides: Viticulture Research Guide: Background Sources

Background Information

After you've chosen a topic to research, you will need to search for information that will introduce you to the topic. Background sources provide you with:

Atlases

Atlas of suitable grape growing locations in the Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys of British Columbia
Call Number: (Penticton Atlas Stand, online + Special Collections)
Published in 1984 this atlas provides detailed maps of grape growing regions in the Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys plus statistical information. Available in the Penticton Reference Collection or online
World Atlas of Wine. 7th ed.
Call Number: Ref TP 548 .J66 2013 (Penticton, Kelowna)
Detailed maps and descriptions of wine regions throughout the world. Both outline and topographical maps are given for major wine regions.
The Wine Atlas of Canada
Call Number: Ref TP 559 .C2 A863 2006 (Penticton)
A guidebook to Canadian wine regions with maps.

Dictionaries

Botanical Latin
Call Number: Ref QK 10 .S7 1992 (all campuses)
A dictionary Latin terminology for plants.

Vitisvium - multilingual wine dictionary

Encyclopedias

The Oxford Companion to Wine by Jancis Robinson; Julia Harding
Call Number: Ref TP 548 .O76 2015 (Penticton) + Ebook (Multi-user)
Publication Date: 2015
A comprehensive reference book covering wine terminology, producing countries and regions, varieties, techniques, personages, and history. Appendices include wine production volumes, vineyard acreages, and wine consumption by country.