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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

 

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://www.nraes.org

 

 

 

Amazon.com

 

 

Amazon.com

 

 

http://practicalwinery.com/bookshelf.htm

 

 

VIN 112

Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology, 5th Ed.

By James D. Mauseth

Published by Jones & Bartlett Learning

ISBN 978-1-4496-6580-7

$104.49 http://www.amazon.com
VIN 113

No Text Required.



VIN 114

Required Text- No Text Required

Highly Recommended 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


Effective Vineyard Spraying. Landers, Andrew.
http://www.effectivespraying.com

$75.00 http://www.nraes.org
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

 

 

 

http://www.nraes.org

 

 

U C Davis Bookstore

 

 

http://practicalwinery.com/bookshelf.htm

 

 

MSU - Mtn. Grove Research Station

 

VIN 211

Text and Supplemental Materials

(These three publications are accessible as pdf’s online at no cost – please download them for this class.)

National Pesticide Applicator Certification Core Manual (http://www.nasda.org/?ID=31088) Pest Management in the Vineyard (http://grapes.msu.edu/manage.htm)

Midwest Commercial Small Fruit & Grape Spray Guide 2012 (http://www.ag.purdue.edu/hla/Hort/Pages/sfg_sprayguide.aspx)

Recommended:  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.

 

 

 

 

VIN 213

Required Text

Grapes. Creasy, G. L. (Glen L.) and Creasy, L. L. Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, 2009.  ISBN-10: 1845934016; ISBN-13: 978-1845934019.

(Note:  This book is available in eBook format from the Missouri State University library if you chose not to purchase a copy.  To access the eBook version, go to http://swan.searchmobius.org/search~S6?/Ygrapes&searchscope=6&SORT=D/Ygrapes&searchscope=6&SORT=D&cmdSubmit=Search&SUBKEY=grapes/1%2C432%2C432%2CB/frameset&FF=Ygrapes&searchscope=6&S&redirected , click the “MSU Only Available Electronically” link under the book information. You may wish to download the ebrary reader or you may want to download the book.  Enter your “BearPass” id and password, check “West Plains” then click the “Login” button. If you have any questions about this process, contact Pamela Mayer at 417-547-7515 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.


 

 


 

 

 


 


 

 


 


VIN 293

Required Texts

Understanding Vineyard Soils
White, Robert E.
Oxford University Press

Edition 1

ISBN# 0-19-531125-6

 

Soil Fertility Manual
(W/O Binder)

ISBN 505100

Used and New from $39.95

 

 

New from $25

Amazon.com

 

 

http://www.store.yahoo.com/ppi-store/soilferman.html

ENOLOGY

Course Code Text Cost Supplier
VIN 105

Required Texts

Fundamentals of Chemistry Burns, 4th Ed., ISBN 9780130337191

 

CHM 105-106 CD Telecourse w/jewel case . ISBN 9789970173600

The CD ROM set contains video lectures based on the textbook content.  It is sold at the Missouri State University main campus bookstore as the CD ROM set for CHM 105/106 Telecourse.  The cost is approximately $25.  To order a CD ROM set or ask questions, please email Priscilla Skeeters at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your payment information and mailing address.

$117.15

  

 

 

 

 

 Amazon.com

 

 CD-Rom versions may be purchased from the VESTA office or from the Missouri State Bookstore.


VIN 146 sections 1L &

Required Texts

Techniques in Home Winemaking, Pambianchi. 2008.Vehicule press. ISBN 9781550652369

 

Wine Making Kit  with ingredients.


 

 

 

Used - $8.33

New - $14.93

 


 

 

 

 

 

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VIN 146 section 3L

Required Texts

None

 

Wine Making Kit  with ingredients.

click here for Ordering Information

 

Recommended Reference

Techniques in Home Winemaking by Daniel Pambianchi. 2008. Published by Vehicule Press. ISBN 9781550652369

Wine Myths and Reality by Benjamin Lewin. 2010.  Published by Wine Appreciation Guild.  ISBN-13: 978-1934259511

About Wine by J. Patrick Henderson, 2nd edition. 2011.  Published by Delmar Cengage Learning.  ISBN-13: 978-1439056509

VIN 148

Required Texts

 No Required Text

 
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 Reference

Principles and Practices of Winemaking,  by Boulton, Singleton, Bisson, Kunkee, 1996. ISBN 0-412-06411-1


Recommended Text

Wine Analysis and Production Zoecklein, Fugelsang, Gump and Nury. 1999.

ISBN 0-412-98921-2

New $150.44

Used $120


New $141.75

Used $105.74

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VIN 257 No Text Required
VIN 259 No Text Required
VIN 266

Required Text

 The Taste of Wine: The Art and Science of Wine Appreciation by Emile Peynaud. Published by Wine Appreciation Guild, 1997.  ISBN: 0932664644


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VIN 268

Required

Basic Wine Analysis. by Ray, K.  DVD published by Missouri State University Mountain Grove Fruit Experiment Station.  (Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 417-547-7500)

Suggested Reading Material

A variety of basic wine analysis texts are available for use as references for this course.  These include but are not limited to:

1.            Principles and Practices of Winemaking.  R. B. Boulton, V. L. Singleton, L. F. Bisson, and R. E. Kunkee.

2.            Wine Analysis and Production.  B. W. Zoecklein, K. C. Fugelsang, B. H. Gump, F. S. Nury

3.            Introduction to Wine Laboratory Practices and Procedures.  J. L. Jacobson.

4.            Chemical Analysis of Grapes and Wine: Techniques and Concepts.  P. Iland, N. Bruer, G. Edwards, S. Weeks, E. Wilkes.  (Highly Recommended)

 

 

 


VIN 270

Required Text

1.  Wine Marketing and Sales: Success Strategies for a Saturated Market by Paul Wagner, Janeen Olsen and Liz Thach. 2007. 2nd Edition.

2.  "The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use Social Media, Online Video, Mobile applications and Viral marketing to Reach Buyers Directly. 3rd Edition by David Meerman Scott, 2011.

Recommended Supplemental Book:

1.  Customer Service, New Rules for a Social Media World by Peter Shankman.  2010.

 

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VIN 272

Required Text

• Zingerman’s Guide to Giving Great Service: Treating you Customers Like Royalty by Ari Weinzweig. 2004.

• New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use Social Media, Blogs, News Releases, Online Video and Viral Marketing to Reach Buyers Directly by David Merman Scott. 3rd edition, 2011.

Recommended Supplemental Books:

•  Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable by Seth Godin. 2009.

• The 12 Week Year: Achieve More in the Next 12 Weeks than Most Will Achieve in 12 Months by Brian Moran. 2009.

• Personality Plus by Florence Littauer. 1992.

• How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. 2009.


 

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VIN 274

Required Text:

About Wine, 2nd edition, by Henderson, Rex and Suas. 

ISBN-10: 1439056501 | ISBN-13: 978-1439056509

Required Materials:

Wines for Sensory Evaluation

Recommended Texts:

The Art and Science of Wine by James Halliday and Hugh Johnson, ISBN-10: 1554072476

ISBN-13: 978-1554072477, published in 2007.

The Oxford Companion to Wine, 3rd edition, edited by Jancis Robinson, ISBN-10: 0198609906

ISBN-13: 978-0198609902.