Chancers and Visionaries. A History of Wine in New Zealand. as this superior book shows

as this superior book shows

Published here are 400 paintings of all the New Zealand species that can properly be called trees or shrubs

and of the roses he loved

collected by Banks and Solander at Totaranui Queen Charlotte Sound

Hardback with printed boards

Chancers and Visionaries. A History of Wine in New Zealand. as this superior book showsKeith Stewart. An engaging, well written and complete history of wine in New Zealand, from the first vines planted in Northland in the 1820s to the important industry of today. It is also a history of the people who believed in, and persevered in, establishing successful vineyards. This well illustrated and beautifully designed volume is printed on fine cream paper. Godwit Random House NZ, Auckland, 2010. ISBN 9781869620707 Soft card covers with dust