A Vineyard in Tuscany
Subtitle: A Wine Lover's Dream
Publisher: Albatross; W.W. Norton
Published: November 5, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780920256565
Subjects: Travel writing; Viticulture; Description And Travel; Wine And Wine-Making; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; Italy; Essays & Travelogues; Personal Memoirs; Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs
Description: "In A Vineyard in Tuscany, we travel with the Mates - Candace, a painter, Ferenc, a writer - through the winding cypress-lined roads of Tuscany to the ancient hill-town of Montalcino, home of the fabled Brunello. Here, they buy a 13th-century friary on a hill surrounded by 60 acres of forest, olives, and potential vineyards." "From taming a runaway tractor to battling volcanic fermenting vats, Ferenc Mate takes us through the adventures and misadventures of renovating an 800-year-old house, planting 15 acres of vines, starting the winery, and, finally, la Vendemmia - the first harvest, followed by the thrill of wine-making. They learn from world-famous vintner neighbors like Angelo Gaja the secrets of how to grow the best grapes and make superb wines."--Jacket.