A Vineyard in the Dordogne
How an English Family Made Their Dream of Wine, Good Food and Sunshine Come True
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2002
Metro Books, London (Verlag)
978-1-84358-018-8 (ISBN)
Metro Books, London (Verlag)
978-1-84358-018-8 (ISBN)
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The Ryman family arrived in the Dordogne to follow a dream - to live in France, make wine in a vineyard of their own and own an elegant chateau. Though they succeeded in their quest, the family had not forseen the passions and rifts that would ensue.
A generation ago, the Ryman family arrived in the Dordogne to follow a dream. To live in France. To make excellent wine in a vineyard of their own. And to have an elegant chateau as a home. Is this not everyone's secret desire? It did not take them long to discover and fall in love with Chateau de la Jaubertie, a beautiful 400 year old country mansion, built from soft golden sandstone and set in the heart of the lush green valley of the Dordogne. Together, the family, Nick Ryman a multi-millionaire from selling his stationery business, his wife Anne, a professional cordonbleu cook, and their three children Hugh, Corinne and Camilla the Rymans embarked on a search for a new life a la francaise. But they had not anticipated the steep learning curve required to deal with the local French people and their customs; nor the passions and rifts that were to erupt within the family. In taking a vineyard producing barely drinkable wine they created the finest wines in Bergerac, thereby beating the French at their own game but the family would never be the same again - the search for their dream almost tore them apart.
A generation ago, the Ryman family arrived in the Dordogne to follow a dream. To live in France. To make excellent wine in a vineyard of their own. And to have an elegant chateau as a home. Is this not everyone's secret desire? It did not take them long to discover and fall in love with Chateau de la Jaubertie, a beautiful 400 year old country mansion, built from soft golden sandstone and set in the heart of the lush green valley of the Dordogne. Together, the family, Nick Ryman a multi-millionaire from selling his stationery business, his wife Anne, a professional cordonbleu cook, and their three children Hugh, Corinne and Camilla the Rymans embarked on a search for a new life a la francaise. But they had not anticipated the steep learning curve required to deal with the local French people and their customs; nor the passions and rifts that were to erupt within the family. In taking a vineyard producing barely drinkable wine they created the finest wines in Bergerac, thereby beating the French at their own game but the family would never be the same again - the search for their dream almost tore them apart.
Jeremy Joseph's books include Swastika Over Paris, Dr Jack: Calcutta's Pavement Doctor (which was made into a BBC documentary), Hungerford: One Man's Massacre, Murder in the Family and Saving Grace. Trained as a barrister, he moved to France with his family in 1992 to take up a post in the law faculty at Montpellier University.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.5.2002 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 8pp b&w photographs |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 130 x 200 mm |
| Gewicht | 344 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84358-018-7 / 1843580187 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84358-018-8 / 9781843580188 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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