Cooking, Food & Drink - wine

This best-selling title, now in its 20th year of publication, is firmly established as the most authoritative and sought-after guide to New Zealand wines. Updated yearly with new tasting notes and vintage ratings, including the most current vintage, this is a 'must-have' publication for the new initiate and the established wine-buff alike. This book will help the buyer to make informed choices about the best value and best quality wines available. Divided by grape variety to help selection, this comprehensive guide includes vintage... read more

Celebrate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc showcases the phenomenon that established New Zealand as a world-class wine producer. Enjoy the pleasures of gourmet food matched with the internationally-acclaimed winner for which New Zealand's premier wine producing region is renowned.

Marlborough Wine tells the stories behind 60 Marlborough wine labels, offering insights into the lives of the people whose, passion, innovation and tenacity is reflected in the rich diversity of wines they produce.

  Wine Dogs New Zealand is the latest addition to this series which includes Wine Dogs USA Edition and Wine Dogs Australia. It features more than 100 wineries and 125 stunning photos of their loyal pooches.   Along the way, the mutts and purebreads are interspersed with short essays by Bob Campbell, Kevin Judd, John Saker, Sam Neill and many more. Find out which dog can lip read, who has a wet grass phobia and we expose the hound that quietly leaves the tasting room after dropping gas bombs!   

From New Zealand's foremost wine writer comes the definitive guide to the best New Zealand wines. Filled with practical information on everything you need to know to buy the perfect bottle, this easy-to-use reference book appeals to all wine drinkers, whether wine experts or those simply looking for a good wine to have with dinner. 100 Must-try New Zealand Wines allows the reader to cut through the bewildering array of wines to find those that achieve outstanding quality, year after year. Some of these may be 5-star, gold medal, to... read more

The authors, from the South Australian Research and Development Institute, Loxton, and Agriculture Victoria, Sunraysia Horticultural Research Institute, aimed to develop a practical tool for grapegrowers to identify diseases, pests and disorders - a fundamental aspect of efficient vineyard management. The result is this sturdy, pocket-sized guide, containing more than 350 full colour photographs accompanied by short, easily read descriptions of most diseases, pests and disorders found in the vineyard. It is a companion to Diseases ... read more

This visually stunning atlas provides the most comprehensive overview of the wine industry in New Zealand and is the only Wine Atlas devoted entirely to New Zealand wines and wine-making. This second edition of the Wine Atlas of New Zealand builds on the award-winning success of the first edition, the text has been fully updated with many more wineries introduced, there are brand-new colour photographs by John McDermott, as well as new maps throughout. This Atlas provides a comprehensive overview of the wine industry in New Zealand... read more

The consumer-friendly style of this guide makes it extremely popular with the general market. The new edition is packed with information on food and wine combinations, the beat wines of the year, wine regions and retailers.

Making Good Wine has become the classic text on Australian and New Zealand winemaking, read and treasured by professional and amateur winemakers, students, wine lovers and buffs alike who want to know more about wine. Clearly and expertly it explains the principles as well as the practices of winemaking, and highlights the remarkable nature of the product. Written by Bryce Rankine, long-time head of oenology at South Australia?s famous Roseworthy College, this is the definitive work on winemaking in Australia and New Zealand.

Written by the world's most authoritative wine duo, the unparalleled clarity and detail of the maps remain core to the Atlas. Each of the 200 maps has been thoroughly researched and updated. Reflecting the happenings over the last six years in the world of wine, the pages devoted to the New World show a lot of changes. New additions include: California (Rutherford, Oakville, Stag's Leap),Australia (Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Limestone Coast), New Zealand (Central Otago, Martinborough), South Africa (Constantia). The South Americ... read more

A comprehensive guide from the 500 Series of books to assist you in discovering red wines. Includes wines from North and South America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and all parts of Europe.

Presents almost 4,000 entries on wine-related topics, from regions and grape varieties to the owners, connoisseurs, growers, and tasters in wine through the ages. This book is illustrated with maps of important wine regions in the world, useful charts and diagrams, and colour photographs.

Riesling, Chardonnay, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes can make magnificent wines but there are also many other excellent wine varieties that for many of us are rarely experienced. Vines for Wines will expand the wine lover

There has never been a comprehensive guide to the diseases, pests and disorders of grapevines in Australia and New Zealand. This text has been compiled by researchers from Primary Industries, South Australia, and is designed to provide a practical manual for identifying, preventing and controlling diseases and pests.Each section has information on identifying, monitoring and controlling the disease or pest, and is copiously illustrated with high quality illustrations in full colour. The emphasis is on providing practical advice to ... read more

When Alan Brady planted his experimental vineyard on a few dusty acres in Gibbston, Central Otago, leading experts warned that the region was too cold to sustain a viable wine industry. Brady, an Irish born journalist with no experience of winemaking, doggedly persisted with his experiment. Ten years later, his Gibbston Valley Wines was attracting international attention and winning numerous awards for its Pinot Noir. Brady had proved the sceptics wrong. Today Central Otago Pinot Noir is recognised as some of the finest in the worl... read more

Sets out the principles of canopy management to improve winegrape yield and quality. Winner of OIV Award for Viticulture.

Includes wines from North and South America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and all parts of Europe.

Created by 12 of the best-known wine families in the country (from Brown Brothers through to Yalumba), this is an exciting new initiative that seeks to showcase a representative and diverse range of Australian wine, with a focus on regional heroes and top iconic drops.