{"product_id":"2940150715745","title":"Virgile's Vineyard: A Year in the Languedoc Wine Country","description":"How did a region, so long notorious for mere quantity, \u003cbr\u003etransform itself into one of the world’s most exciting vineyards? \u003cbr\u003eAnd what does it take to make a great wine – even on a shoestring?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Virgile’s Vineyard, Patrick Moon explores the world of Languedoc wine. Among the cast of characters that Patrick meets during his year of discovery is Virgile, a young local wine-maker who offers to initiate him into the mysteries of each season’s work in the fields and in the cellar. Virgile is passionately committed to perfection, even though his limited means afford him just a handful of hectares and the smallest cellar imaginable. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the other extreme is Manu, Patrick’s dipsomaniac neighbour, a diehard traditionalist producing a private wine-lake of unspeakable rouge. With Manu as his self-appointed guide, Patrick embarks on a quest for the revolution’s leading lights – a succession of lively encounters with growers as diverse as the wines themselves – interwoven with entertaining digressions into the history of the region’s wine-making. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile the author struggles to deal with his long-neglected French home – an unfamiliar and unpredictable world where the brambles have grown as tall as the olive trees, the water supply has just dried up and there is a ferocious animal under the roof tiles... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 2003, Virgile’s Vineyard is now back by popular demand as a new and extended edition. As rich in humour as it is full of fascinating information, this book is a great read for any Francophile or wine-lover. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Matador Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47068574056688,"sku":"2940150715745","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940150715745_p0.jpg?v=1763752610","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940150715745","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}