A quick zip around the land of zippy Sauvignon Blancs, characterful Pinot Noirs, serious Chardonnays & lofty aromatics is on deck this week. We pay homage to a few historic characters, geological features, and pop culture references, once again, because the host cannot help herself. Resources from this episode: Books:  The Oxford Companion to Wine [5th Edition, Kindle Edition], Harding, J., Robinson, J., Thomas, T. (2023)  Websites: Bragato Research Institute: Romeo Bragato https://bri.co.nz/bragato-trust/ Central Otago NZ: The Central Otago Wine Story https://centralotagonz.com/discover/our-stories/central-otago-wine-story-2/ New Zealand: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park https://www.newzealand.com/us/feature/national-parks-aoraki-mount-cook/ New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage: James Cook (1 March 2019) https://nzhistory.govt.nz/people/james-cook NGĀ TĀNGATA TAUMATA RAU Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: James Cook, Mackay, J. (Updated November 2007), https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1c25/cook-james New Zealand Wine: https://www.nzwine.com/ Te Kauwhata Village: Romeo Bragato - Visionary for the NZ Wine Industry https://www.tekauwhatavillage.co.nz/welcome-to-te-kauwhata/romeo-bragato-visionary-for-the-nz-wine-industry/ Glass in Session Episodes Relevant to this Episode: S9E3: Ice Wine/Icewine/Eiswein (Baby?) https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s9e3-ice-wineicewineeiswein-baby S11E1: Tasmanian Sparkling Wine - History and Devilish Deets https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/s11e1-tasmanian-sparkling-wine-history-devilish-deets S14E1: Argentina’s Sparkling Wine https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/argentinas-sparkling-wine-s14e1 Other Podcasts Referenced in this Episode: Wine Two Five 73 New Zealand Wine, Part 1 - More Than Bungee Jumping (With Celia Hay, Owner of New Zealand School of Food and Wine) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-zealand-wine-part-1-more-than-bungee-jumping/id986650051?i=1000374811669 Wine Two Five 74 New Zealand Wine, Part 2 - Mini Cast With Mighty Wines https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-zealand-wine-part-2-mini-cast-with-mighty-wines/id986650051?i=1000375080357   Glass in Session® swag mentioned in this show: https://www.teepublic.com/user/glass-in-session Glass in Session® is a registered trademark of Vino With Val, LLC. Music: “Write Your Story” by Joystock (Jamendo.com cc_Standard License, Jamendo S.A.)