Full name: A Vineyard in Tuscany: A Wine Lover's Dream

Author: Ferenc Mate Year: 2007 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Travel, Non Fiction, Memoirs Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780920256565 9780920256589 0920256562 0920256589

Finding your dream house with a vineyard in Tuscany is like searching the woods for porcini mushrooms: a labor of love. Such feats require patience, discernment, resolve, and an indestructible sense of humor. The Mates' future home and wine estate lies amid breathtaking scenery in a community brimming with warmth. In Italy's most prestigious wine zone, Montalcino, they restore a thirteenth-century friary nestled on two hills within sixty acres of forest, olives, and potential vineyards. Here they plant fifteen acres of vines, build the winery, and learn from their famous vintner neighbors, like Angelo Gaja, the secrets of how to grow the best grapes and make superb wines. Within the first years, the Mate wines receive international acclaim. This highly entertaining tale of how two dreamers struggle and thrive in idyllic Tuscany will enrich the lives of travelers and wine lovers alike. Similar books: The Hills of Tuscany by Ferenc Mate The Reluctant Tuscan by Phil Doran Vanilla Beans & Brodo by Isabella Dusi A Thousand Days in Tuscany by Marlena de Blasi A Tuscan Childhood by Kinta Beevor In Tuscany by Frances Mayes Too Much Tuscan Sun by Dario Castagno Journey to the South by Annie Hawes A Small Place in Italy by Eric Newby Bella Tuscany by Frances Mayes An Italian Education by Tim Parks Extra Virgin by Annie Hawes Within Tuscany by Matthew Spender The Lady in the Palazzo by Marlena de Blasi Pasquale's Nose by Michael Rips The Salt Path by Raynor Winn Little Princes by Conor Grennan Hiking Through by Paul Stutzman Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez Waterlog by Roger Deakin