Textbooks/Course Materials
Enrolled in a VESTA Course and wondering if you need a text? Here is a list of the VESTA courses and the texts required. When searching for places to purchase your textbooks, consider trying www.cheap-textbooks.com Type in the ISBN number (no dashes) and click GET PRICES. A number of options will appear. We have also recommended some purchase options for you below.
VITICULTURE
| Course Code | Text | Cost | Supplier |
| VIN 111 |
Required Texts Winter Injury to Grapevines and Methods of Protection. T.J. Zabadal et al., Michigan State Univ. Extension Bulletin E2930, June 2007.
Wine Grape Production Guide for Eastern North America. T.K. Wolf, Natual Resource, Agriculture & Engineering Service (NRAES)Cooperative Extension, 2008. ISBN 13-978-1-933395-12-8
The Grape Grower: A Guide to Organic Viticulture. L. Rombough, Chelsea Green Publishing Co., 2002. ISBN 1-890132-82-9
From Vines to Wines. Cox, Jeff; Canada, Storey Books, (1999). ISBN# 1580171052
Sunlight into wine, Smart, Richard & Robinson, Mike, Adelaide, Australia: Winetitles, (2003). |
$15.00
$75.00
$23.10 (new)
12.89
$40.00 |
http://www.emdc.msue.msu.edu/viewitem.cfm?INVKEY=E2930
http://practicalwinery.com/bookshelf.htm
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| VIN 113 |
Suggested Text (text not required only suggested for reference) Viticulture, Volume 2 Practices., edited by B.G. Coombe and P.R. Dry; publisher WineTitles Adelaide 1992 (last reprint 1998). |
$50.00 | U C Davis Bookstore |
| VIN 114 |
Required Text Sunlight into wine, Smart, Richard & Robinson, Mike, Adelaide, Australia: Winetitles, (2003). |
$40.00 | http://practicalwinery.com/bookshelf.htm |
| VIN 115 |
Required Text Wine Grape Production Guide for Eastern North America. 2008. Wolf, T.K. Natural Resource, Agriculture & Engineering Service (NRAES) Cooperative Extension. ISBN: 13-978-1-933395-12-8
Viticulture, Volume 2: Practices. 1992 (last reprint 1998). edited by B.G. Coombe and P.R. Driy. Winetitles. ISBN: 13-978-1875130016.
Sunlight into wine, Smart, Richard & Robinson, Mike, Adelaide, Australia: Winetitles, (2003).
Micro Vinification. 2001. Dharmadhikari, M.R., and K.L. Wilker. Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station. ISBN: 13-978-0970797100. |
$75.00
$50.00
$40.00 $30 |
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| VIN 211 |
Required Text Midwest Commercial Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide
Growing Grapes in Missouri |
$5.00
Downloaded in PDF form $0.00 Available as a bound copy or as downloadable PDF |
MSU - Mtn. Grove Research Station http://www.hort.purdue.edu/hort/ext/sfg http://mtngrv.missouristate.edu/Publications/GGIMpub.htm
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| VIN 213 |
Required Text
Winter Injury to Grapevines and Methods of
Protection
Wine Grape Production Guide for Eastern
North America
Suggested Text (text not required only suggested for reference) Weeds of the North Central States
published by
University of Illinois |
$15.00
$75
Downloadable PDF |
or as a PDF from http://web2.msue.msu.edu/bulletins/Bulletin/PDF/E2930.pdf
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| VIN 293 |
Required Texts
Soils for Fine
Wines ISBN# 0-19-514102-4
"Soil Fertility
Manual" |
Used and New from
$69.65
New from $25 |
Amazon.com
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ENOLOGY
| Course Code | Text | Cost | Supplier |
| VIN 146 |
Required Texts Micro Vinification, Dharmadhikari and Wilker
Techniques in Home Winemaking, Pambianchi. 2008.Vehicule press. ISBN 9781550652369
Wine Making Kit with ingredients. click here for Ordering Information
Recommended Reference Fermentation Handbook. Scott Laboratories.2010. This is a free publication that can be downloaded from Scott Laboratories. |
New - $30
Used - $8.33 New - $14.93
$119.99
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MSU - Mtn. Grove Research Station
http://www.letsdowine.com/school.html
www.scottlaboratories.com (click on the "Fermentation Handbook" icon from the home page.) |
| VIN 148 |
Required Texts Principles of Food Sanitation (Food Science Texts Series). Norman G. Marriott and Robert B. Gravani. 5th Edition, 2006 |
$57.33 | Amazon.com |
| VIN 160 |
Recommended Reference Winery Utilities Planning, Design and Operation. David R. Storm., Chapman and Hall. New York. 1997 |
Used $118.49 |
Amazon.com |
| VIN 210 |
Required Text Wine Microbiology: Practical Applications and Procedures. Kenneth Fugelsang, Charles G. Edwards. 2nd Ed. 2007. ISBN 0-387-33341-X |
$79.11 | Amazon.com |
| VIN 246 |
Required Text Wine Analysis and Production Zoecklein, Fugelsang, Gump and Nury. 1999. ISBN 0-412-98921-2
Recommended Reference Principles and Practices of Winemaking, by Boulton, Singleton, Bisson, Kunkee, 1996. ISBN 0-412-06411-1 |
New $141.75 Used $105.74
New $150.44 Used $120 |
Amazon.com
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| VIN 257 | No Text Required | ||
| VIN 259 | No Text Required | ||
| VIN 266 |
Required Text The University Wine Course: A Comprehensive Text and Self Tutorial, by Baldy. ISBN 0-932664-69-5 |
$21.10 | Amazon.com |
| VIN 268 |
Required DVD Basic Wine Analysis (DVD) Rey, K.
A typical Quantitative Analysis Text |
$25 |
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| VIN 270 |
Required Text Successful Wine Marketing, Lapsley, J., & Moulton, K., (2001) |
New - $94.69 |
or |
| VIN 272 |
Required Text Customer Service: Building Successful Skills for the Twenty-First Century, 3rd Edition Lucas, Robert W. Boston: McGraw Hill, 2005 |
New $48.19 Used $23 |
or |
| VIN 274 | No text required |
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