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| Working with Bacchus: Adventures of an Impassioned Scot in an Italian Vineyard (Mitchell Beazley Drink) | 
 enlarge | Author: Colin Fraser
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 1911993
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.3 x 1
ISBN: 1845330927
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.22092
EAN: 9781845330927
ASIN: 1845330927
Publication Date: September 1, 2005
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| Customer Reviews:
Adventures in Italian Winemaking September 21, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Colin Fraser, consultant in Rome, buys a derelict property in the hills outside Rome and plants a vineyard that he intends to produce fine wine from. It's Italy, it's easy you say? Except, Fraser is holding down a full-time job, knows little about viticulture, the area he bought his land in is known for terrible wine, it's too high, and the Italian regulations are too thick. That's what makes this story a wine adventure!
I was inspired by Fraser's perseverance in learning through books and meeting with anyone who would talk with him. He educated himself as he proceeded to establish his vineyard and then his winery. The story is filled with wonderful cultural stories that bring texture to the Italian people.
For those with a secret, or not so secret, desire to get away from it all and grow grapes and produce fine wine, this book is for you.
Salute!
Sit down with a glass of wine and enjoy. September 16, 2005
For those who dream of getting away from it all and starting a new life, here is an inspirational true story. If you love wine you will find it fascinating what goes into your favourite tipple. If you do not quite have the courage to start a new life then perhaps settle for reading this book.
The joys and trials of turning an abandoned piece of Italian real estate into a successful vineyard September 4, 2005
Imagine an Italy loving Scot purchasing 18 acres in an unlikely location there and turning this into a vineyard producing fine wine. Fraser documents with great personal feeling the joys and trials he went through to accomplish this feat. His sympathy for Italy, all his Italian collaborators, and even for the Italian bureaucracy, are sensitively described. Not only a very amusing story, but also a textbook on viticulture and wine making.
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