{"product_id":"de-saporta-antoine-la-chimie-des-vins-1889","title":"La chimie des vins. Les vins naturels, les vins manipules et falsifies par Antoine De Saporta Avec figures intercalees dans le texte","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003ePp. 160. Original printed paperback; two different ownership signatures; wear to covers, some missing portions with earlier restorations, with reasonable care; front cover partially detached at the upper spine. Some reinforcements at the binding at pp. 16-17 32-33. Some light foxing. Many illustrations in the text. Internally in good conditions, and overall good copy. Before natural wine became a myth, chemistry was already defending it. Published in Paris in 1889, La chimie des vins is a foundational work in modern enological science and one of the earliest systematic studies of wine chemistry. Written at a time when wine adulteration was a widespread commercial and public concern, the volume reflects the scientific rigor of the French Third Republic and its commitment to analytical transparency. De Saporta dismantles the romantic notion of ancestral, untouched wine, demonstrating instead that wine has long been a scientific product, subject to chemical control, manipulation, and verification. Through careful laboratory analysis, he distinguishes natural wines from those altered or falsified, positioning chemistry as the guardian of authenticity rather than its enemy. The book addresses numerous falsification practices common in the nineteenth century, including plastering, sugaring, acidification, the use of dried raisins, artificial colorants, and other corrective techniques. These practices are examined not polemically, but analytically, offering tools to identify and measure their presence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Fenice Antiquaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47188299415787,"sku":"88-1889--250-69.6-2025","price":223.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0766\/2000\/5611\/files\/088_005.jpg?v=1765858612","url":"https:\/\/fenicebooks.com\/en-eux\/products\/de-saporta-antoine-la-chimie-des-vins-1889","provider":"La Fenice Antiquaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}