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Author McIntyre, Julie

Title First vintage : wine in Colonial New South Wales / Julie McIntyre
Published Sydney, NSW : UNSW Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 247 pages) : illustrations
Contents Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Contemporary wine regions of New South Wales; Timeline of first plantings of wine grapes in districts across New South Wales; Introduction; 1. Ideas of wine on the First Fleet; 2. British names for wine and why they mattered; 3. Grape vines on the First Fleet; 4. First vineyards, first vintages; 5. Intelligent industry; 6. Colonial wine to create sobriety; 7. A new generation of wine growers; 8. Wine, science and industrialisation; 9. Taste; 10. The rise of regionality; 11. A splendid bouquet ... of a similar character; Conclusion
Appendix 1: Some grape variety importations into New South WalesAPPENDIX 2: A selection of data on vines, winepresses, vignerons and wine regions; Notes; Introduction; Select bibliography; Primary sources; Secondary sources; Index
Summary Exploring the forgotten history of the early Australian wine industry, this book reveals the challenges of choosing vine stock, the battles to protect against pests and diseases, and the innovation of new technologies that assisted small-scale growers, many of whom worked in wine regions that have since vanished from the landscape and memory for much of the 20th century. Few people know that vine cuttings were brought to Australia on the First Fleet and planted in Governor Arthur Phillip's garden at Circular Quay. Or that botanist and champion o
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Wine and wine making -- Australia -- New South Wales
Grape products -- Australia -- New South Wales
COOKING -- Beverages -- Wine & Spirits.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Food Science.
Grape products.
Wine and wine making.
New South Wales.
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