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1896年,新西兰的先驱酿酒师之一,一位名叫约瑟夫·索勒 (Joseph Soler) 的西班牙人,出版了一本关于葡萄藤繁殖的小册子。这本身并无特别之处:19世纪的定居者经常撰写他们的经历,以鼓励殖民地的其他绅士酿酒师。但这本小册子有所不同。它是用毛利语(te reo Māori)写成的,毛利语是奥特亚罗瓦 (Aotearoa) 的土著语言,其目标读者是原住民。
索勒 (Soler) 几十年前就与毛利人有过接触。1860年代,他在北岛西海岸的旺阿努伊 (Whanganui) 定居后不久,就种植了一个葡萄园...