Viticulture & Wine Making

Check out the research databases and websites below

DISCOVERY Search(external link)

This search interface facilitates simultaneous search of all library resources, including physical and electronic, at one place. You can search print books, eBooks, and all resources available through our databases, such as electronic journal articles, theses, book chapters, and reports, through this platform.

Popular multi-subject databases

The following databases cover a huge range of subjects including articles related to viticulture.

ProQuest(external link)
Academic Search Complete(external link)
Science Direct(external link)
Academic OneFile(external link)

eSerials online

AJEV - The American Journal of Enology and Viticulture(external link)
Please note: if you are off campus and you need to login to your NMIT account.

Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research (external link)
This is an open access journal published by Hindawi on behalf of the Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology. Full text of articles from AJGWR from 1995 to 2022(external link) (Volume 1 to 28) are available on the earlier publishers’ (Wiley).

South African Journal of Enology & Viticulture(external link)
e-journal - Search by issue, title, keyword or author.

Wine Business International(external link)
Meininger’s WBI is one of the leading international wine trade magazines. By creating a free account, users can fully access the issues of the journal(external link).

Other key databases

LinkedIn Learning- Business Topics(external link)
Tutorials from LinkedIn learning on business topics including accounting, customer relations and software such as MS Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, QuickBooks etc. Other topic areas namely technology(external link) and creative industries(external link) also include relevant resources for business researchers. Need to log into your NMIT account.

Safetyhub(external link)
A database of videos dealing with safety related issues in diverse workplaces. Useful resources for anyone interested in health and safety protocols.

Science in Context(external link)
Provides both popular and academic references.

VITIS - Viticulture and Enology Abstracts(external link)
Abstracts on grape science and technology 1968 to the present.

New Zealand specific databases

These databases are useful when searching for articles published in New Zealand or specific to a New Zealand context.

Australia New Zealand Reference Centre(external link)
Combines magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books.

Digital New Zealand(external link)
This database aggregates New Zealand-related resources at one place. DigitalNZ includes videos, newspapers, maps, photographs, audio recordings, artworks, news reports, and many other kinds of digital content. Users can access journals related to New Zealand and research theses from academic institutions of this country. Theses and research papers are accessible from Digital New Zealand Research Papers(external link) and Digital New Zealand NZ Research(external link).

INNZ Index New Zealand(external link)
New Zealand Journals indexed by the National Library of New Zealand.

Papers Past(external link)
Papers past is a service provided by National Library of New Zealand which offers full text access to New Zealand Newspapers, magazines, letters and diaries, and parliamentary papers.

Research Bank(external link)
This is an open research repository that includes research, mainly theses and dissertations, produced by students and staff while affiliated with Unitec, Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT), Otago Polytechnic, Toi Ohomai and Southern Institute of Technology (SIT). This repository includes mainly recent research produced by these institutions. For a more comprehensive coverage of research produced in New Zealand see Digital New Zealand Research Papers(external link) and Digital New Zealand NZ Research(external link).

Te Ara - The encyclopaedia of New Zealand(external link)
A guide to our peoples, natural environment, history, culture, economy and society.

The Treaty of Waitangi Collection(external link) - BWB eBooks
This collection includes books that cover diverse aspects of the Treaty of Waitangi. Bridget Williams Collection also includes:

These collections of books explore issues related to New Zealand from an in-depth perspective.

Trove-Australia(external link)
Trove is a discovery tool that focuses upon Australia. It is run by a collaborative network of the National Library of Australia and hundreds of Partner organisations around Australia.

Waitangi Tribunal(external link)
Access to Waitangi Tribunal reports - browse, or search full text.

Recommended websites

Check out these websites for trusted information.

American Phytopathological Society - APS(external link)
A professional scientific organisation which is focused on the study and control of plant diseases.

Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology- ASVO(external link)
News and events, membership details, publications, conferences, wine shows and more for the ASVO.

Australian Wine Research Institute(external link)
Information Services(external link) section includes valuable viticulture resources including publications(external link) of this institute which are featured on various journals.

Decanter News and Opinion(external link)
The latest wine news from around the world.

LRIS Land Resource Information Systems portal(external link)
Environment and land data from Landcare Research.

Marlborough Research Centre(external link)
Provides scientific research, technological development for the grape and wine industry for New Zealand.

New Zealand Society for Viticulture & Oenology(external link)
Lists significant related websites, reviews of technical papers, contents pages, news, employment and advertisements of equipment for sale.

NZ Winegrower(external link)
National & regional news, opinions, profiles and more.

New Zealand Wine(external link)
A wide range of wine and winery related information; list of wineries in New Zealand, descriptions of wine styles, events, statistics, research and spray information.

Our Environment(external link)
Learn about New Zealand's natural environments and land resources, using maps and data.

Plant and Food Research(external link)
The centre at Marlborough offers information about the wine industry with; quick facts and case studies.

Wine Economics Research Centre databases(external link)
For global statistics and data on wine: regions, markets and grape varieties.

Wine Marlborough(external link)
List of wineries, events, news and tourism information in the Marlborough region.

Wines Vines Analytics(external link)
A wine industry data and information resource with special focus on USA. Though full access to industry data is subscription based, users can access the wine business(external link) website and Wine Business Monthly magazine(external link) for free. Create a free account for online reading or PDF download of the magazine.

Worksafe New Zealand(external link)
New Zealand's workplace health and safety regulator.