My side of The River : Tales from a Marlborough Vineyard

by TedReynolds (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1995

  $3.40

  At the age of 60, Ted Reynolds turned his back on the Auckland mouse race and headed south to Marlborough, dreaming of a happy old age tending a few vines . He bought 20 hectares in the Awatere Valley, with mountain views, a river boundary and the kind of stony, silty soil that is ideal for grapes. There he planted a vineyar, build a rammed-earth house and set about enjoying his new life. This reminiscence tells of the delights of rural life - the beauty of the landscape, the thrill of the first harvest, the warmth of the community. It also recounts the battles: with the river that threatens the lower terrace, with the birds that compete for the grapes and with the inevitable bureaucracy. In a series of anecdotes, this book is a picture of life in one of the most beautiful parts of New Zealand. It is based on Ted Reynolds's column in the New Zealand Herald , syndicated throughout the country.