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New Zealand WineGrower Magazine:
Now in it's 9th year, New Zealand WineGrower is the official journal of the New Zealand wine and viticulture industry. Produced bi-monthly, with copies going directly to all wine makers, grape growers, Ministers, MPs, relevant Government departments and officials, New Zealand WineGrower is the journal of record and preferred choice of decision makers in the industry.

Books

New Zealand food, wine & art : the journey continues / photography, Ian Baker ; text, Vic Williams. Whangaparaoa [N.Z.] : Chanel, 2005. 199 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 31 cm. ISBN: 0958257345

Celebrating New Zealand Wine / Joëlle Thomson ; photography by Andrew Coffey. Auckland, N.Z. : New Holland Publishers, 2004. 160 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. ISBN: 1877246859 (hbk.) : $69.99 This award winning book is cause for a toast and celebration of the country's wine industry and its achievements and successes during the latter part of last century.

Michael Cooper's buyer's guide to New Zealand wines 2006. Auckland [N.Z.] : Hachette Livre, c2005. 496 p. : map ; 20 cm. ISBN: 1869710312 (pbk.)

The indispensable wine guide 2006 : wines under $20 / Joëlle Thomson. Auckland, N.Z. : HarperCollins N.Z., 2005.
ISBN: 1869505646 (pbk.) : $19.99

Wine in New Zealand / Caroline Courtney : Austin Langford, Photographer.  Publisher: Auckland, N.Z. : Godwit, Random House 2003 ; 320 p. ill. (colour) ISBN 1869620933 (hbk.) : NZ $59.95 Click Here for more Details

The Great Wines of New Zealand : an illustrated classification guide / Keith Stewart ; photographer, Kevin Judd. Publisher: Auckland, N.Z. : Viking, 2005. Penguin Group. ISBN: 0670045632 (pbk.) : $49.95

Classic wines of New Zealand / Michael Cooper.
2nd ed. : Auckland [N.Z.] : Hodder Moa, 2005. Hachette Livre NZ Ltd.
471 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. ISBN: 1869589807 (hbk.) : $49.99

The Quest : a search for Hawke's Bay's best Bordeaux-style wine / Paul Taggart. Hastings, N.Z. : Hawke's Bay Today, 2004. 138 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill., col. map ; 20 cm. ISBN: 047601008X (pbk.) : $19.95

Pinot Pioneers : tales of Determination and Perseverance from Central Otago / Ric Oram : Auckland, N.Z. : New Holland, 2003. ISBN: 1869660196 (pbk.) : $27.95 

The Wine Drinker's Guide to the Vineyard / David Jackson.
Palmerston North, N.Z. : Dunmore Press, 2004.
141 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. Dewey: 634.8 22
ISBN: 086469444X (pbk.) : $29.95
Describes how different factors in the vineyard work together
in pursuit of the perfect grape and the perfect wine.

Video-recordings

"All You Really Need To Know About Wine"
Richard Tustain has produced a very informative video on Wine and Viticulture. The six part video has a NZ focus but also a global perspective, mentioning both Australian and French wines. Prices and more information about Richard's video is available online at http://www.winevideo.co.nz

Other Media

The Grape Taste of New Zealand CD-Rom
Christchurch based couple Nigel and Marie Hanson have developed an innovative guide to New Zealand Vineyards, Wines and Winemakers on CD Rom. It's Out now. Visit their Website for details on how to get your copy.

The Essential Wine Tasting Guide© Slip it out, open it up, and it unfolds to reveal 34 mini-pages of compact wine tasting information to help guide you in the analytical tasting of wine. For more Details Click HERE

A Toast to Martinborough and the Wairarapa : stories from the vineyards / Dave Cull. Dunedin, N.Z. : Longacre Press, 2003.  164 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm. ISBN:187713578X : NZ$44.95

Wine atlas of New Zealand / by Michael Cooper ; photographs by John McDermott. Publisher: Auckland, N.Z. : Hodder Moa Beckett, 2002. ISBN: 1869589211 (hbk.) : NZ$125.00
NB. This is the ultimate resource on NZ wines in hard copy format.

101 wine tips / Joëlle Thomson. (One hundred and one wine tips)
Auckland, N.Z. : New Holland, 2001. 1 v. (unpaged) ; 14 cm. ISBN: 1877246662 (pbk.) : NZ$9.95

A guide to New Zealand wine / by Peter Saunders ; cover design, Tony Palm. Auckland, [N.Z.] : Clarity Publishing & Consulting ; 2001 ed
368 p. ; 21 cm. ISBN: 0908574258

New Zealand food, wine & art : a new journey / photography, Ian Baker ; text, Vic Williams with Anne-Marie Davis and Carol Hunter. Whangaparaoa [N.Z.] : Chanel, 2002. ISBN: 0958208468 (pbk.) : 
Description: 200 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 31 cm. : NZ$34.95

Taste of the earth : creating New Zealand's fine wine / Keith Stewart ; photographs by Kevin Judd. Nelson, N.Z. : Craig Potton Pub., 2001. 127 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. ISBN: 0908802749 (hbk.) : NZ$49.95

Vineyards on the edge : the story of Central Otago wine / Dave Cull ; photography by Suellen Boag and David Wall, Dunedin, N.Z. : Longacre, 2001. 142 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ISBN: 1877135615 (pbk.)

Vineyards of New Zealand Cookbook / Julie Le Clerc & Vic Williams ; photography by Ian Baker. Auckland, N.Z. : Viking, 2001.
200 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. ISBN: 0670911100 (hbk.) : NZ$69.95

Canterbury Grapes & Wines 1840-2002 / Danny Schuster, David Jackson & Rupert Tipples. : Christchurch, N.Z. : Shoal Bay Press, 2002. 157 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cm. ISBN: 1877251127 (pbk.) : $39.95

Pioneers of New Zealand Wine / Dick Scott ; photographs by Marti Friedlander. : Auckland [N.Z.] : Reed : Southern Cross, 2002. 
176 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. ISBN: 0790008327 (pbk.) : $54.95 

Magazines / Periodicals

Wine Technology Magazine
Wine Technology NZ is the fastest-growing wine magazine of its kind in the country. Demand from the wine technology industry has launched it from an annual supplement to a 36-44 page bi-monthly publication in just three years

WineNZ : the Taste of our Country.
Auckland [N.Z.] : WineNZ Magazine, Description: v. : ill. (some col.), col. ports. ; 30 cm. Bimonthly Began with Nov. 1996. ISSN: 1174-4219 : $4.95
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Cuisine Wine Country : the complete 2004 guide to the New Zealand wine experience. Auckland, N.Z. : Cuisine Publications, c2003-
304 p. : ISSN: 1175-9925 NZ$16.95 (2004 ed. available)
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New Zealand grape grower. : Auckland [N.Z.] : New Zealand Grape Grower, 2000-  : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. Quarterly ISSN: 1175-6322
New Zealand Grape Grower is New Zealand's only independent magazine dedicated purely to news and information for commercial winegrape producers - Grape Grower is delivered free of charge to over 1100 vineyards, wineries and wine industry service providers. It is also available by subscription and can be purchased at selected bookshops and wineries.

The Penguin New Zealand wine guide / Vic Williams. 
Auckland, N.Z. : Penguin Books, c2003- 
Annual 11th ed. (2003)- ISSN: 1176-1792 

Pocket wine guide. 2002-2003 / edited by Belinda Jackson. 
Liquorland top 100 results Guide. Publisher: Auckland, N.Z. : David Bateman, 2002. 176 p. : col. ill. ; 17 cm. ISBN: 1869535286 (pbk.) : $17.95 

All images by JB © 2006 unless cited as otherwise.