Working with Bacchus
Adventures of an Impassioned Scot in an Italian Vineyard
Published on 17. March 2005
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-84533-092-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Octopus Publishing Group
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 164 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
528 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84533-092-7 (9781845330927)
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Colin Fraser is the critically acclaimed author of a number of books, including The Avalanche Enigma (John Murray, 1967), revised and republished as Avalanches and Snow Safety (John Murray, 1972); Harry Ferguson - Pioneer and Inventor (John Murray, 1972, Ohio University Press, US 1972, republished Old Pond, UK, 1998), and Communicating for Development - Human Change for Survival (I.B. Tauris, 1998).
Colin Fraser is the critically acclaimed author of a number of books, including The Avalanche Enigma (John Murray, 1967), revised and republished as Avalanches and Snow Safety (John Murray, 1972); Harry Ferguson - Pioneer and Inventor (John Murray, 1972, Ohio University Press, US 1972, republished Old Pond, UK, 1998), and Communicating for Development - Human Change for Survival (I.B. Tauris, 1998).
Colin Fraser is the critically acclaimed author of a number of books, including The Avalanche Enigma (John Murray, 1967), revised and republished as Avalanches and Snow Safety (John Murray, 1972); Harry Ferguson - Pioneer and Inventor (John Murray, 1972, Ohio University Press, US 1972, republished Old Pond, UK, 1998), and Communicating for Development - Human Change for Survival (I.B. Tauris, 1998).