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Winemaker, The

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Winemaker, The is a biography of New Zealand's most awarded wine-industry leader. Over the last 15 years, the New Zealand industry has increasingly globalised, as international corporates take a dominant role in wine production. Villa Maria has always fiercely guarded its independence as New Zealand's largest... Read More
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Winemaker, The is a biography of New Zealand's most awarded wine-industry leader. Over the last 15 years, the New Zealand industry has increasingly globalised, as international corporates take a dominant role in wine production. Villa Maria has always fiercely guarded its independence as New Zealand's largest privately-owned wine company. This independence can be traced back to 1961 when a young George Fistonich told his Croatian-immigrant father that he wanted to give up building and take over the family winery.

In the 50 years since, he has transformed a cottage business making fairly average table and fortified wines into a widely admired company. Villa Maria now produces some of the country's very best wines, for which it has won a multitude of local and international awards. The company boasts considerable landholdings, is a major exporter, an energetic sponsor, and maintains an innovative culture.

George Fistonich has won prestigious accolades such as the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. He was knighted and, in 2011, was honoured with one of the international wine industry's leading awards.

This book traces the arc of his life, from his hard-working Mangere childhood to his self-taught marketing audacity. It describes his struggles to save the beloved business from receivership and his determination to take big bets on the future. What emerges is the portrait of a determined, savvy, and visionary man, whose life in wine mirrors the history of the modern New Zealand wine industry.

The book features a tribute by celebrated UK wine writer Oz Clarke. It won third place in the 'wine history' category of the 2012 Gourmand Awards.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781869799779

Publisher: Random House New Zealand Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 October 2012

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Random House New Zealand Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 159.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 908g

Pages: 368

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Biography & Memoir Business & Entrepreneurship Business Biographies Cook Books & Recipes Cooking & Food Kiwi Cook Books New Zealand and Australia Published New Zealand Biographies New Zealand Non-Fiction New Zealand Published Non-Fiction Penguin Books Wine, Cocktails, Tea, Coffee and more

About the Author

Kerry Tyack was born in Te Awamutu, and was educated at Sacred Heart College in Auckland and at the University of Waikato, where he completed a BA in Politics and Sociology and an MA in Politics. Kerry has worked as an independent writer, critic and educator in the New Zealand food and drinks industry for a number of years. He has edited a number of hospitality-trade publications, and has been a judge of the New Zealand Cheese Awards, the Cervena Plates, BrewNZ, the Corbans Wine and Food Challenge, the Monteith's Beer and Wild Food Challenge, the National Restaurant Association Restaurant of the Year, and the New Zealand Sausage Competition, as well as being for many years an assessor for the Beef and Lamb Marketing Bureau. For nine years he contributed a drinks column to Metro magazine, and for the past three years he has been head judge of the Cuisine New Zealand Restaurant of the Year competition. His previous books are Kerry Tyack'sGuide to Breweries and Beer in New Zealand, Weekends for Food Lovers in New Zealand, The Beer Book, New Zealand Beers: A Tasting Guide, and Go Wild: Monteith's Wild Food Cookbook.

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