Preface
1 Volcanoes and Wine
Volcanoes and Agriculture
Volcano Types and Eruptions
Volcanic Soil
Volcanoes and Global Warming
Volcanoes and Wine
2 Santorini
The Dawn of Wine Making
Sitting on a Time Bomb
An Eruption of Mythic Proportions
Renaissance and Vinsanto
Santorini in the Twentieth Century
Santorini Grapes
Wine and Climate
A Terroir Made of Pumice
A Variety of Wines
Guide Section: Visiting Santorini
3 Mount Vesuvius
The Bay of Naples
The Vineyards of Pompeii
The Fatal Eruption of AD 79
The Final Blow
Pompeii’s Burial Date Revisited
A Vineyard Rises from the Ashes
Vesuvius Grapes and Terroir
Mount Vesuvius: Tectonic Setting and Magma Composition
Italy’s Orchard
Lacryma Christi: Tears of Christ
Living Dangerously
Farming the Last Lava Flow
A Look to the Future
Guide Section: The Practical Guide to Touring Mount Vesuvius
4 Mount Etna
Sicily’s Garden of Eden
Europe’s Most Active Volcano
Playing with Fire
The 1991–1993 Eruption
A Train Ride around Mount Etna
Etna’s Pistachios
The Oranges of Mount Etna
Strawberries and Wine
A Brief History of Wine
Etna Grape Varieties
I Vigneri, Keepers of Tradition
The Wines of Etna
Etna’s Fruit Brandies
The Winemakers
The Notion of Terroir
Franchetti’s Suite of “Terroir” Wines
A Very Special Vineyard
Guide Section: Visiting Mount Etna
5 The Aeolian Islands
Malvasia: Nectar of the Gods
Vulcano: Vines on a Time Bomb
Lipari: The Central Hub
Stromboli: Fire and Wine
Salina: The Hub of Malvasia
Pantelleria
Guide Section: The Practical Guide to the Aeolian Islands
6 France’s Hidden Volcanoes
Rift Zones in France
A Volcano in Provence
Vines Rooted in History
Grapes of Auvergne
The Comeback of Côtes-d’Auvergne
Fire Meets Water: The Châteaugay Terroir
The Hill of Corent
Boudes, Chanturgue, and Madargue
Wine and Pumice: The Neschers Terroir
Guide Section: The Practical Guide to Auvergne
7 The Canary Islands
Vineyard History and Distribution
Lanzarote and the 1730 Eruption
Holes in the Ash
Grape Varieties in the Canaries
The Azores Islands
Canary Wines
Guide Section: The Practical Guide to the Canary Islands
8 California, Oregon, and Hawaii
Napa Valley: A Tectonic Basin
A Mosaic of Terroirs
Oregon’s Great Lava Fields
A Mighty Flood
Willamette Valley and Pinot Noir
Ocean versus Lava: Pinot Noir Takes the Stand
Hawaii and Coffee
Wines of Hawaii
Guide Section: Visiting California and Oregon
Notes
Bibliography
List of Websites
Credits
Index