Key Resources
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VITIS-VEA Viticulture and Enology AbstractsVITIS-VEA is an international English-language literature database in the field of viticulture and enology.
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Food Science and Technology Abstracts (FSTA)Food Science & Technology Abstracts (FSTA) provides coverage of all aspects of food science, nutrition, food products, food processing, food safety, food spoilage, biotechnology, and pet foods.
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ScopusSearch citations and abstracts for journal articles, conference proceedings, and other resources in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Can also be used for cited reference searches, citation analysis of research and searching by affiliation.
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Web of Science Core CollectionMultidisciplinary database of journal articles and conference proceedings, used for citation analysis of research. Includes access to EndNote Basic, a web-based version of EndNote.
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UBC Library SummonSummon is a single access point to find most of the UBC Library collections including: print books, ebooks, scholarly journal articles, newspaper articles, theses and dissertations, digitized items, conference proceedings, and images.
Online Reference Sources
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Wine: a global history (2013)
An overview of an 8000-year history of wine and how it has helped shaped civilizations over the world. -
Wine Tasting (2009)
For professional tasters, those who train tasters and those involved in designing wine tastings as well as the connoisseur seeking to maximize their perception and appreciation of wine. -
The Oxford Companion to Wine (2006)
Call Number: TP548 .O76 2006 Woodward & Okanagan Libraries4,000 entries from regions and grape varieties to the owners, connoisseurs, growers, and tasters in wine through the ages; from viticulture and oenology to the history of wine. Traces the consumption and production from the ancient world to present day.
More background sources
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Wines of British Columbia ReportsVintage reports, crop reports, acreage reports, and marketing and advocacy information.
