Australia's First Families of Wine
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Australia's First Families of Wine
Showcases the colourful histories of some spectacular vineyards and historic buildings, exploring the wine industry's transformation into an export-earning powerhouse and detailing the challenges of taking old family businesses into the 21st century.
This book brings the people, their histories, their wineries and their vineyards to life.
This book brings the people, their histories, their wineries and their vineyards to life.
Australia's First Families of Wine celebrates eleven of Australia's most iconic and important wine families and the vineyards and businesses they have built. With more than 5,000 hectares under vine, the families operate in sixteen wine-growing regions around Australia. They make many of Australia's most distinctive wines and all are household names: Brown Brothers, Tahbilk, Campbells, Yalumba, Henschke, d'Arenberg, Jim Barry, Taylors, McWilliam's, Tyrell's and Howard Park.
Australia's First Families of Wine showcases the colourful histories of these spectacular vineyards and historic buildings, exploring the wine industry's transformation into an export-earning powerhouse and detailing the challenges of taking old family businesses into the 21st century.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780522875201
Publisher: Melbourne University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 05 November 2019
Country: Australia
Imprint: The Miegunyah Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 243.0mm
Height: 292.0mm
Weight: 1576g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Richard Allen (Author) Richard Allen has been a writer for more than thirty years, covering a wide variety of subjects for Australian Financial Review, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, Good Weekend, The Sunday Telegraph (UK) and BRW. His previous books include The Spirit of Golf and How It Applies to Life, Australia's First Families of Wine, Australia's Remarkable Trees, Great Properties of Country Victoria, More Great Properties of Country Victoria and Great Properties of Tasmania. Kimbal Baker (Author) Kimbal Baker is a freelance photographer with more than forty years' experience. His images have been published in numerous journals and magazines, and he has worked as a staff photographer for ACP Publications and Agence France-Presse. His images have also been acquired by the National Library of Australia and a number have been issued by Australia Post as First Day Covers and a postage stamp series. His previous books include Australia's First Families of Wine, Australia's Remarkable Trees, Great Properties of Country Victoria, More Great Properties of Country Victoria and Great Properties of Tasmania.
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