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Title: A Vineyard in Napa
Author: Andy Demsky, Doug/Andy Shafer/Demsky
Narrator: Kevin Young
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-09-13
Publisher: Audible Studios
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs
Summary:
At the age of 47, when he was a successful publishing executive and living with his wife and four children in an affluent Chicago suburb, John Shafer made the surprise announcement that he had purchased a vineyard in the Napa Valley. In 1973, he moved his family to California and, with no knowledge of winemaking, began the journey that would lead him, 30 years later, to own and operate what distinguished wine critic Robert M. Parker, Jr. called "one of the worlds greatest wineries". This book, narrated by Shafers son Doug, is a personal account of how his father turned his midlife dream into a remarkable success story.
Set against the backdrop of Napa Valleys transformation from a rural backwater in the 1970s through its emergence today as one of the top wine regions in the world, the book begins with the winerys shaky start and takes the reader through the father and sons ongoing battles against killer bugs, cellar disasters, local politics, changing consumer tastes, and the volatility of nature itself. Doug Shafer tells the story of his own education, as well as Shafer Vineyards innovative efforts to be environmentally sustainable, its role in spearheading the designation of a Stags Leap American Viticultural Area, and how the wine industry has changed in the contemporary era of custom-crushing and hobbyist winery investors.
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