Working with Bacchus: Adventures of an Impassioned Scot in an Italian Vineyard (Mitchell Beazley Drink)

by Colin Fraser (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2005

  $3.25

  The engaging true story of a Scot who loves Italy and who sets down roots there. The author reveals eye-opening information about aspects of Italian rural life and of Italian society, while including explanations about growing grapes and making wine. He explains the frustrations of operating under the Italian bureaucracy and its legislation, and peasant conservatism as well as describing his struggle to introduce more modern ways to the area. This book is for anyone who is passionate about or drawn to life in Italy, who dreams of taking on a new enterprise, and who wishes to gain an out-of-the-ordinary insight into grape growing, wine production, and Italian rural life.