Overview
Filled with vivid descriptions of delicious wines, great food, and stunning views, this is a unique insight into the world of the winemaker, and a story of passion, dedication, and love When Caro and Sean find the perfect 10-hectare vineyard in Saussignac, it seems like their dreams of becoming winemakers in the south of France are about to come true. But they arrive in France with their young family (a toddler and a newborn) to be faced with a dilapidated 18th-century farmhouse and an enterprise that may never, ever make them a living. Undeterred by mouse infestations, a leaking roof, treacherous hordes of insects, visits from the local farm ""police,"" and a nasty accident with an agricultural trimmer, Caro and Sean set about transforming their ""beyond eccentric"" winery into a successful business as they embark on the biggest adventure of their lives learning to make wine from the roots up.
Full Product Details
Author: Caro Feely
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
Imprint: Summersdale Publishers
Dimensions:
Width: 13.00cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 19.60cm
Weight: 0.210kg
ISBN: 9781849532570
ISBN 10: 1849532575
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 04 June 2012
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
'In this beautifully written tale of passion, caution, guts, Caro Feely takes us on her heartfelt journey as she and her husband breathe life into an old Bergerac winery, while she and her husband Sean resuscitate their own.' -- Alice Feiring, Author of Naked Wine: Letting Grapes Do What Comes Naturally 'A must read for anyone who's dreamed of owning their own vineyard, at times gritty, at times joyful, Grape Expectations is an inspiring story of how one couple changed their lives.' -- Jamie Ivey, Author of Ten Trees and a Truffle Dog
'In this beautifully written tale of passion, caution, guts, Caro Feely takes us on her heartfelt journey as she and her husband breathe life into an old Bergerac winery, while she and her husband Sean resuscitate their own.' -- Alice Feiring, Author of Naked Wine: Letting Grapes Do What Comes Naturally 'A must read for anyone who's dreamed of owning their own vineyard, at times gritty, at times joyful, Grape Expectations is an inspiring story of how one couple changed their lives.' -- Jamie Ivey, Author of Extremely Pale Rose 'The farm was just outside Bergerac, the cathedral visible from the house and the local school just a walk through the vines. It made no money. The troubles in buying the farm were a taster for what was to come - but they survived and now know that the route to good wine is by starting at the roots' Connexions France
Author Information
Caro Feely worked as a project manager and IT strategy consultant in South Africa and Ireland before trading it all in to pursue her dreams. She now runs a successful organic wine estate with wine school and gite rental business in the Dordogne Valley in France with her husband, Sean.
