Hay, Celia,  1960- <br/><br/>
New Zealand wine guide :  an introduction to the wine styles & regions of New Zealand / 
 Introduction to the wine styles & regions of New Zealand  Introduction to the wine styles and regions of New Zealand 
Celia Hay. 
 - Revised 2nd edition. 
 - 168 pages :  illustrations ;  27 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Introduction --  What is wine? --  Terroir --  Production models: three wine stories --  New Zealand wine regions --  NIWA maps --  Auckand --  Northland --  Waikato and Bay of Plenty --  Gisborne --  Hawke's Bay --  Wairarapa --  Marlborough --  Nelson --  North Canterbury --  Central Otago --  New Zealand winegrowers --  International investment --  Growing grapes --  Vitis vinifera --  Impact of phylloxera --  Growth cycle of a grape --  Botrytis cinerea --  Environmental factors --  Pests and diseases --  Vineyard cycle --  Pruning --  Vine trellising systems --  Sustainability --  Organics and biodynamics --  CarboNZero --  White grapes --  Sauvignon blanc --  Chardonnay --  Pinot gris --  Riseling --  Gewurtztraminer --  Viognier --  Red grapes --  Pinot noir --  Cabernet sauvignon --  Merlot --  Syrah/Shiraz --  Malbec --  Cabernet franc --  Altyernative grape varieties --  Making wine --  Winemaking teerms --  White wine process --  Red wine process --  Rosé --  Sweetness in wine --  Dessert wines --  Closures --  Sparkling wine process --  Sparkling wine --  Wine labels --  Faults in wine --  Ageing of wines --  Evaluating wine --  Taste is a riddle --  Building your palate preferences --  Vinotypes --  My Vinotype sensitivity quiz --  Formal wine tasting process --  Components of wine --  A short history of wine and hospitality --  Pioneers --  Hotels and alcohol --  Prohibition and hospitality --  Towards a modern industry --  Statistics --  New Zealand wine timeline.  1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.  7. 
<br/><br/> "Celia Hay, Director of the New Zealand School of Food and Wine and well-respected wine educator, explains in detail about New Zealands wine regions, significant grape varieties, and wines produced. A selection of local maps, explanations of vine growing, and winemaking processes, illustrated with helpful photographs and diagrams, makes this book an invaluable resource. Also included are extensive recommendations of wines to taste that express the different styles of winemaking and their regional character."--Back cover.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0473506750 9780473506759 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Wine and winemaking--New Zealand.<br/>Wine and winemaking--History.--New Zealand
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>641.220993