Danny schuster et al (1 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 157 pages. inscribed on half title -tidy copyThis is the story of one of the most exciting wine districts in the country, wri tten by pioneers of the modern wine industry. Grapevines first arrived in Canter bury with the earliest French settlers in 1840, ten years before formal settleme nt of Canterbury by the British. These vineyards did not survive and it was not until 1978 that the first commercial Canterbury vineyard, St Helena, Was planted on Coutts Islands, 20 kilometers north of Christchurch. Canterbury?s low rain fall, long dry autumns, warm days and cool nights allow grapes to ripen slowly w ith excellent flavors. Why, then, did it take nearly 150 years for these charact eristics to be recognized and commercially exploited? The potential of Canterbur y?s cool climate was recognized by David Jackson and Danny Schuster who, along with other scientists and wine enthusiasts, conducted experiments at Lincoln Un iversity and encouraged the first commercial plantings of grape varieties in the region. Today Canterbury produces some superb wines, from exciting new Pinot No irs to award winning, aromatic Rieslings, which sell nationally and internationa lly to an appreciative and increasingly discriminating public. The book not only tells the fascinating story of the development of a new industry, but it also g ives pointers in the characters of wines, describes the grapes and wines of the region in some detail and provides an illustrated guide to Canterbury wineries. It will be of immense interest to anyone with a serious interest in wine ? and a useful guide to those who want to discover where to go to sample and buy some of New Zealand?s best wines.…