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 Ch'teaugay 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.