Unity Books & Harper Collins New Zealand invite you to meet Allan Scott
and hear him in conversation with Eric Arnold on the life & times
of a wine grower in Marlborough
Friday 11th November 12-12:45pm
Unity Books
57 Willis Street, Wellington
The true story of the rise of Marlborough and NZ Sauvignon Blanc, told by one of its pioneers, winemaker Allan Scott, as both personal and professional memoir, fully illustrated.
As a young farm hand he helped plant the first vines, going on to help Montana and Corbans establish their sauvignon vineyards, and then to found his own hugely successful family winery. He knows the real stories, the mistakes and the triumphs, the heroes and villains, and how an unlikely region of New Zealand’s South Island became a varietal powerhouse and major export industry. A lot of how it happened came down to luck, along with perseverance and bloody-mindedness, and some extraordinary ingenuity that revolutionised winemaking.
Setting the record straight, as well as telling a personal saga of risking it all and keeping a family together, Allan recounts his story with great humour and modesty. With a rich photographic archive and new photography from award winning photographer Patrick Reynold, this is a fine memoir with real body and taste.
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