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(December 2002) by Michael Cooper. Top selling book on winesofnz.com and the first atlas devoted entirely to New Zealand wines and wine-making. Visually stunning and authoritatively documented, this Atlas builds on the award-winning success of the author's prior tome which ran to five editions. As New Zealand wines rise to top international status in world competitions they are increasingly sought after in Europe and America. The curiosity and interest in learning more about these extraordinary wines intensifies. No other book or even group of books provides as much information and insight into this magnificent wine-growing nation, the terroir, the people and the end product. Each region is detailed with first-hand essays on the producers, vital statistics and tasting notes. An illustrated history of the wine industry, technical overview of the climate, soils and wine styles and thirty specially commissioned maps establishes this as the essential reference on the subject.

(April 2001) by Joelle Thomson. Useful for planning your visit to New Zealand's north isalnd wine regions. Using enjoyment of and interest in wine as its core, this guide to New Zealand's North Island is divided into the main wine-producing regions including Waiheke Island, Hawkes's Bay and Martinborough. Vineyards in each region are a main feature, with information provided about specialty wines and details on the winemakers, location, contact numbers, times of opening, arrangements for wine tasting and purchase, and the snack and dining facilities available. Accommodation and places to eat are listed, along with maps for each region. The guide also includes other leisure pursuits for each region.

(2001) by Liz Grant. The south island is beautiful. Using enjoyment of and interest in wine as its core, this guide to New Zealand's South Island is divided into the main wine-producing regions: Marlborough, Canterbury and Otago. Vineyards in each region are a main feature, with information provided about specialty wines and details on the winemakers, location, contact numbers, times of opening, arrangements for wine tasting and purchase, and the snack and dining facilities available. Accommodation and places to eat are listed, along with maps for each region. The guide also includes other leisure pursuits for each region.

(2005) Includes appealing wines to search for in each region. How to choose wines with confidence. Enhance your wine knowledge and enjoyment while sipping your way through Australian & New Zealand Wine For Dummies. In plain English, this book helps you appreciate the rich choice of wines produced in these two serious winemaking countries. Whether buying online, over the counter or across the cellar door, this friendly reference guide is your perfect companion. Discover How to: Find out about the wine regions of Australia and New Zealand, interpret wine labels, understand grape varieties, locate great wines, track down your favorite wines online.

(2007) Wine writer Joelle Thompson takes readers on a tour of winemaking regions from north to south. On her journey, she speaks with some of the farsighted and talented individuals who are responsible for the industry's amazing success. 160pp Hardcover

(2006) The sun shows up here first for a reason. Come for bracing light or caverns underground, glacial valleys or black volcanic sand. Tour every landscape on earth, all rolled into one country. Dig for pipis on the beach, or sample oysters on a platter. Savour solitude with a view, or city culture. Things are never just black and white in New Zealand. STICK OUT YOUR TONGUE - taste the freshest seafood, world-class wines, or the best lamb roast there is ROLL YOUR EYES - yet another magnificent view of mystical mountains, braided river plains or calming coastlines SLAP YOUR THIGHS - a good time's easy to find, from happening Auckland to waterfront Wellington STAND UP PROUD - and experience Maori culture firsthand: take part in a powhiri, or fill your puku at a hangi RUN AT IT SHOUTING - bungy jump, sea kayak, surf, trek and hit the white water with the best of them

By Christine Niven. Auckland is one of the world's most beautiful waterside cities. Whether you're into beaching, walking, street culture or high culture, this essential guide reveals the best of the City of Sails.

• comprehensive 10-page colour map section
• guide to the best in Pacific Rim cuisine
• the scoop on the city's nocturnal culture
• tips for trippers to the spectacular Hauraki Gulf Islands and to Rotorua, New Zealand's volcanic wonderland
• from budget to five star - where to bed down in Auckland

(November 2002) by Jane King. Since its creation in 1973, the award-winning Moon Handbooks series has become a top choice among travelers who want a completely unique experience, a new perspective -- and a few new stories to tell. Want to know about your destination's history, culture, and social issues? Looking for the lowdown on recreational opportunities, dining and accommodations options, and the most interesting regional sights and entertainment? No problem. Big or small, mainstream or obscure, every worthwhile detail is included in these books. Moon Handbooks: New Zealand highlights outdoor activities, like rafting, fishing, caving, and skiing, and provides fascinating local history and tips on Kiwi phrases. Beautiful color photos, illustrations and helpful maps are included. "You won't have to inquire about where to eat ... stay or what to see or do with this complete guide." -- Los Angeles Times

December 2002). From the best selling LET'S GO budget travel series, compiled by a team of researchers who travel all over the globe to rewrite and rediscover each destination. Each guide offers more choices than any other budget series, with detailed color maps and up-to-date information for any traveler, including gay and lesbian travelers, the disabled, and women traveling alone.

Includes:
· Over 6,000 entries at all price levels for lodging, food, attractions, and more
· Must-have tips for planning your trip, getting around, and staying safe
· Coverage of tramping, skydiving, water sports, and other outdoor activities
· In-depth cultural information that offers an insiders' look at life in the region

Paperback 2nd edition (October 2001); Fodors Travel Pubns; Dimensions (in inches): 0.74 x 8.70 x 5.20; by Nick Hanna, Fodors (Editor). Fodor's Exploring Guides are the most up-to-date, full-color guidebooks available. Covering destinations around the world, these guides are loaded with photos; essays on culture and history, architecture and art; itineraries, walks and excursions; descriptions of sights; and practical information. Fodor's Exploring New Zealand gives you great tips on dining and lodging for all budgets as well as tips on basics such as getting there and getting around and when to go and what to pack.

"Authoritatively written and superbly presented...Worthy reading before, during, or after a trip." -- Philadelphia Inquirer

"Absolutely gorgeous. Fun, colorful, and sophisticated." -- Chicago Tribune

(2006) Recognized the world over by frequent flyers and armchair travelers alike, Eyewitness Travel Guides are the most colorful and comprehensive guides on the market. With beautifully commissioned photographs and spectacular 3-D aerial views revealing the charm of each destination, these amazing travel guides show what others only tell.

(November, 2002) by Laura Harper. A handbook to one of the most popular adventure destinations, this guide includes: accounts of the wild landscapes; lowdowns on where to eat, drink and sleep; practical guidance on the major walks; and in-depth coverage of the Maori culture and New Zealand's wildlife.

(2005) Voted the world's safest country to visit in a recent poll, the "Land of the White Cloud" offers some of the world's most varied and beautiful landscapes. This new edition of Footprint's popular guide covers this isolated country's vast range of outdoor activities, from hiking to bungee jumping. Here too are profiles of New Zealand's wild and remote beaches, volcanoes, and unusual wildlife. Featuring colorful, easy-to-use maps, Footprint New Zealand includes current listings on where to stay and play, along with the best dining options for every budget. Informed background on both aboriginal Maori and contemporary urban and rural culture add welcome context.

(2005) New Zealand is the perfect destination to tour by car. Its roads are well formed and uncluttered, its tourist infrastructure world class, and New Zealanders take seriously their commitment to protecting, as well as making accessible, the beauty of their natural environment. This book contains 29 New Zealand holiday itineraries and touring maps for the independent traveler. It is a true “insider’s guide” to New Zealand. The itineraries enable visitors to see the country at a pace that leaves time to savour the moment, with breakout options highlighting day trips of special interest. You could also select from different itineraries to create your own pathway through this fascinating land. Whether yo choose the beaten track or the road less traveled, you will come to agree, that these islands that some four million people call home, are a very special place indeed.

(2007) An informative and beautifully illustrated Atlas with concise, user-friendly text. Detailed maps highlight scenic routes, national parks and places of interest and are accompanied by full-colour photographs, climate charts, top attractions, fact panels. The Area Map section contains all the top tourist regions, indicating quality hotels, places of interest, road conditions, useful contact numbers and travel tips, as well as exciting events and festivals. The Town Plans are of major centers and indicate name and position of hotels, one-way streets, parking areas, places of interest, libraries and post offices.

(2005) An illuminating road trip through the history, life, and attractions of one of the most beautiful countries in the southern hemisphere. The beauty and grandeur of New Zealand has captured the imagination of movie-goers over the past couple of years, and the country is a dream destination for many around the world. Straying from the Flock is an intimate and personal account of one passionate traveler's visit to this incredible country, its mountains and beaches, fjords, rainforests, vineyards, and hidden eateries. Each of the fifty chapters describes one day in his travels-fishing, flying, cattle herding, befriending locals at every turn. Filled with colorful stories and memorable personalities, the book not only describes the trip of a lifetime, but captures a life-altering experience for its writer. From mountains and rainforests to cities and beaches, Straying from the Flock is both a moving memoir and personal travel guide to this amazing country.

New and Improved: How to Buy, Drink, and Enjoy Wine (2002) by Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher. By the authors of The Wall Street Journal's popular "Tastings" column. Completely updated and expanded. A uniquely user-friendly guide to finding and savoring the world's best wine. Offers practical, knowledgeable tips to guide you through the bewildering rows of bottles found in wine stores and groceries. Helps expand your wine interests to include more than the familiar Chardonnay or Merlot you've been drinking for years by starting with a simple exercise: buy two similar wines, put them in paper bags, and taste them. When you have decided which wine you prefer, you've taken the first step. The book features recommendations for excellent wines in all price ranges, from familiar Cabernets and Zinfandels to less well-known but easily accessible Gewürztraminers and Barolos. The authors give helpful tips on finding and choosing a wine store, hosting your own wine-tasting party, and learning to navigate a restaurant's wine list.

(September 2001). The World Atlas of Wine is something of a dream-team production. The names Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson alone recommend any book on which they appear. The fifth edition (in 30 years) of this astonishingly successful book lives up to, and surpasses, its predecessors. In 350 densely packed but never clotted pages the authors manage the extraordinary feat of characterizing wine production throughout the world, from Vancouver Island to Japan--Buddhists first planted vines in that inhospitably precipitous, monsoon-lashed land over a 1,000 years ago. After a substantial introductory section dealing with the history of wine, its making, storage, and enjoyment, we're off. Starting with (where else?) France and Burgundy, each wine area is summarized in terms of its geography, climate, and preferred vines and the appellations, laws, and traditions that govern production. The discussion of Pomerol, for example, tells you a great deal in one short page. Even since 1994, when the fourth edition came out, vast changes have swept the wine world, and many parts of the atlas have been correspondingly completely reworked. South America, Canada, Southern France, Italy, Greece, Eastern Europe, and the Eastern Mediterranean are among the areas that have benefited. The regional maps that form the core of the book are a triumph of clarity. The whole production constitutes a brilliant achievement of organization and synthesis, forming an indispensable resource for any wine lover at all interested in where the wine they drink comes from and why it tastes the way it does.

(2006) Published in 1994 to worldwide acclaim, the first edition of Jancis Robinson's seminal volume immediately attained legendary status, winning every major wine book award including the Glenfiddich and Julia Child/IACP awards, as well as writer and woman of the year accolades for its editor on both sides of the Atlantic. Combining meticulously-researched fact with refreshing opinion and wit, The Oxford Companion to Wine presents almost 4,000 entries on every wine-related topic imaginable, from regions and grape varieties to the owners, connoisseurs, growers, and tasters in wine through the ages; from viticulture and oenology to the history of wine, from its origins to the present day. Now exhaustively updated, this third edition incorporates the very latest international research to present over 400 new entries on topics ranging from globalization and the politics of wine to brands, precision viticulture, and co-fermentation. Hundreds of entries have undergone major revision, among them yeast, barrel alternatives, climate change, and virtually all wine regions; and useful lists and statistics are appended, including controlled appellations and their permitted grape varieties, and wine production and consumption by country. Illustrated with maps of every important wine region in the world, useful charts and diagrams, and stunning colour photographs, this Companion is unlike any other wine book, offering an understanding of wine in all of its wider contexts - notably historical, cultural, and scientific - and serving as a truly companionable point of reference into which any wine-lover can dip and browse.

(2007) The definitive guide to the construction of a home wine cellar. Over 20,000 copies in print. Chapters on temperature, humidity, insulation, construction techniques, bins, refrigeration, newsletter reviews, and much more. An underground classic.

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Thoroughly revised and updated, this sixth edition of the Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide has been eagerly awaited by seasoned collectors and occasional drinkers alike. No one wants to waste his or her precious dollars on an unenjoyable bottle, and with Parker's advice in hand, no one ever will. Employing his famous 100-point rating system, Parker rates more than 8,000 wines from all the major wine-producing regions in the world -- including newly expanded sections on the popular wines of California and Italy. Each wine producer is evaluated separately, and Parker's independence allows him to be completely honest in his opinions. In addition, the book includes other essential information, such as how to buy and store wine, how to spot a badly stored and abused bottle, and how to find the best wine values for under $10.

(2003) The Complete Encyclopedia of Wine provides essential information on which wines to drink region by region?from California to New Zealand, and from the grandest Bordeaux ch?teau to the minutest estate in Chianti or the most high-tech Napa winery?covering the best vintages of the leading vineyards and the exciting output of the small wineries. Hundreds of the world's great wines are described and evaluated. Every page is an information-packed celebration of the world's most varied and complex alcoholic beverage. It won't turn you into an instant wine expert, but it will provide you with the knowledge you need to buy wine with confidence and so enhance your enjoyment of the luscious liquor of the vine.

(2005) Perfect for novices, wine enthusiasts, or experts, this book's easy-to-use style and practical advice make it an unrivaled visual reference. Updated and expanded with the latest information on all the wine-producing areas of the world.

(2001) THE MOST COMPLETE WINE BOOK EVER. A must for anyone who loves wine, whether they are a pro or an amateur. Thorough, authoritative, and entertaining. (Robert Mondavi, founder and chairman emeritus of the Robert Mondavi Family of Wines"

"The most informative and entertaining book I've ever seen on the subject." (Danny Meyer, co-author of The Union Square CafT Cookbook)

The essentials: The romance and intrigue of Burgundy of sauvignon blanc and the surprising elegance of Spain's top Riojas. Italy, one of wine's most enchanting and ancient homelands. What makes a great wine great? The reason behind Champagne's bubbles. The precise and food-friendly wines of Germany. California, wine's Camelot. The lip-smackingly good wines of Australia. The complexities of Port revealed. How a vineyard profoundly affects a wine's character.

Plus, matching wine with food - and mood. The secrets of professional wine tasters and how to expand your wine-tasting vocabulary. And everything else you need to know to buy, store, serve, and enjoy the world's most captivating beverage.

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Over the past twenty-five years, renowned critic Robert M. Parker, Jr., has visited both legendary and fledgling wineries all over the world and has tasted hundreds of thousands of wines. Only a fraction of those wines have earned his highest ratings and are considered by him to be truly legendary. In his latest book, Parker brings together what he calls "the best of the best," taking readers on a personal tour of the wineries that have impressed him most with their dedication to quality, consistency, and excellence.

Complete with a list of up-and-coming wineries ("Future Stars") and a glossary of wine terms, The World's Greatest Wine Estates is a very special reference for amateurs and connoisseurs alike.

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(2006) Wine enthusiasts and novices, raise your glasses! The #1 wine book has been extensively updated! If you’re a connoisseur, Wine For Dummies, Fourth Edition will get you up to speed on what’s in and show you how to take your hobby to the next level. If you’re new to the world of wine, it will clue you in on what you’ve been missing and show you how to get started. It begins with the basic types of wine, how wines are made, and more. Then it gets down to specifics:

• How to handle snooty wine clerks, navigate restaurant wine lists, decipher cryptic wine labels, and dislodge stubborn corks
• How to sniff and taste wine
• How to store and pour wine and pair it with food
• Four white wine styles: fresh, unoaked; earthy; aromatic; rich, oaky
• Four red wine styles: soft, fruity, and relatively light-bodied; mild-mannered, medium-bodied; spicy; powerful, full-bodied, and tannic
• What’s happening in the “Old World” of wine, including France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, and Greece
• What’s how (and what’s not) in the New World of Wine, including Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, and South Africa
• U.S. wines from California, Oregon, Washington, and New York
• Bubbling beauties and medieval sweets: champagne, sparkling wines, sherry, port, and other exotic dessert wines

(2006) The essential insider's guide to every major wine-growing region in the world, the book offers dozens of helpful Top 10 lists covering a broad range of topics, including Best-Value Producers, Greatest-Quality Wines, and Most Exciting or Unusual Finds.

(2000) The second edition of Wine Science: Principles, Practice, Perception updates the reader with current processes and methods of wine science, including an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of various new grape cultivar clones, wine yeast strains, and malolactic bacteria. It also addresses current research in wine consumption as related to health. The many added beautiful color photographs, graphs, and charts help to make the sophisticated techniques described easily understandable. This book is an essential part of a any library.

(2002) One of the most respected professionals in the wine industry-Ron Jackson, author of Wine Science (now in its second edition)- covers all practical and theoretical aspects of wine tasting in his new book. It details the basic techniques used by professionals to sense all visual, gustatory, and olfactory wine properties (sight, taste, and smell). It also describes the physiologic, psychologic, and physicochemical origins of sensory perception and discusses wine types to illustrate the characteristic features that distinguish the majority of wines.

A large portion of the book is dedicated to the practical concerns of preparing and performing wine assessments. Readers are instructed in how to differentiate between the various types of wine tastings (each requiring its own design, tasting sheets, training, skill measurement, and analysis). Included is a general overview of the types and sources of wine quality and how wine is most appropriately paired with food. Special features include a flow chart of wine tasting steps, details of errors to avoid, procedures for training and testing sensory skills, sample tasting sheets, original data from 14+ years of training tasters, and numerous tables, charts, and figures.