A Cultivated Life: A Year in a California Vineyard (edition 1993)

by Joy Sterling (Author)

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What makes a wine distinctive is the gout du terroir, or the taste of the land-plus the personality and passion of the wine maker who lovingly adds his own liqueur de dosage or secret ingredient to each bottle. Here is a vintner's month-by-month account of one vintage at the Iron Horse vineyard located in the hills of Sonoma County in California. Author and wife of Iron Horse's wine-maker, Joy Sterling, fascinates with her account of the commitment involved in producing a premium wine.… (more)

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A heart warming story of a winery and the people who own it. Lots of vignettes and interesting info (not that I'll ever need it) such as what happens when the US president requests your wine for a summit. (

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What makes a wine distinctive is the gout du terroir, or the taste of the land-plus the personality and passion of the wine maker who lovingly adds his own liqueur de dosage or secret ingredient to each bottle. Here is a vintner's month-by-month account of one vintage at the Iron Horse vineyard located in the hills of Sonoma County in California. Author and wife of Iron Horse's wine-maker, Joy Sterling, fascinates with her account of the commitment involved in producing a premium wine.

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