Description

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Designed to help the buyer to make informed choices about the best value and best quality wines available this title is firmly established as the most authoritative and sought-after guide to New Zealand wines. Updated yearly with new tasting notes and vintage ratings, including the most current vintage, this is a ‘must-have’ publication for the new initiate and the established wine-buff alike. Divided by grape variety to help selection, this comprehensive guide includes vintage ratings, star ratings for quality, dryness/sweetness guide, retail price and value-for-money ratings. Other features include Classic Wines — wines that consistently achieve an outstanding level of quality for at least three vintages — as well as sections on ‘Best Buys of the Year’ and a vintage report. This is the 28th edition of this best-selling guide.

About the Author

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Michael Cooper is New Zealand's most acclaimed wine writer with 38 books and hundreds of magazine articles to his credit. He is the author of the prestigious Wine Atlas of New Zealand. Michael Cooper is New Zealand's most acclaimed wine writer with 38 books and hundreds of magazine articles to his credit. He is the author of the prestigious Wine Atlas of New Zealand. Michael Cooper is New Zealand's most acclaimed wine writer with 38 books and hundreds of magazine articles to his credit. He is the author of the prestigious Wine Atlas of New Zealand. Michael Cooper is New Zealand's most acclaimed wine writer with 38 books and hundreds of magazine articles to his credit. He is the author of the prestigious Wine Atlas of New Zealand.