New Zealand Wine-Lovers Companion An A to Z Guide, by Karl du Fresne, Craig Potton Publishers $29.99.
Wine columnist and freelance journalist, Karl du Fresne, has had a long interest in all things wine. In this book’s introduction he laments the lack of a reference book to assist him when he first became interested in understanding wine, rather than simply drinking it.
He tells us that this book is not for wine geeks or wine experts. It is instead a readable A-Z of all things wine with a specific New Zealand focus. For example grape or wine types from Bordeaux to Primotivo and on to Ximenez are all defined in the context of New Zealand wine. During our Mum’s sherry-drinking heydays of the 1960s, Ximenez was the seventh most planted grape in this country.
Wine growers and makers, industrial terms and much more are all explained. This is a perfect book for double checking your wine facts and ensuring your expertise is based on more than the things you believe you remember from that wine tasting the other month.
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