In 1903 journalist
Ernest Whitington visited many of South Australia’s vineyards and wrote a
series of articles for the newspaper, The Register. Whitington gives a fascinating account of the
development of the wine industry and discusses vineyard and cellar practices,
equipment and methods.
He provides the
reader with valuable historical detail and pen portraits of the leading members
of the South Australian wine industry of the day. His often enthusiastic text is accompanied by
numerous photographs.
Introduction by
Valmai Hankel, wine historian.
Adelaide 1903
Adelaide 1997
Quarto,
pp x, 74
Edition
limited to 600 of which 99 are numbered and bound in half leather.
Standard:Burgundy
cloth with blind stamped title and decoration
DeLuxe:Burgundy
half leather with matching cloth sides with gilt decoration and title