Author(s): Peter Janssen

Wine, Beer and Spirits

In essence, this is a simple book written to meet a previously unidentified niche in the tourism guidebook market, providing a n accessible and handy small guidebook to vineyards and wineries and the visitor experience. Wine tourism is a growing subset of both the domestic and international travel market in new Zealand, and following the highly successful Lord of the Rings Location Guidebook model, we have sent seasoned local traveller and uninformed wine drinker Peter Janssen a nationwide mission. Not to write a book for wine buffs about varieties, but to write about vineyards and wineries open to the public and describe and rate the visitor experience. Along the way he's gathered snippets of fascinating local information and wine knowledge to make this a Wine 101 course for those who don't care too much about the finer points of the vintage but want to enjoy a pleasant visit to an interesting and enjoyable location as part of their holiday and some good food and wine when they get there. First published December 2007.