Deirdre Macken, "Growing Grapes Might be Fun: How We Made a Vineyard out of a Junkyard at Cockatoo Hill"
English | ISBN: 1761067702 | 2024 | 304 pages | | 9 MB
An honest, very funny account of a couple's move to the country for a fresh start. Bursting with optimism and a can-do attitude, they're on a steep learning curve as they establish a vineyard and learn how things are done in the country.
I imagined lounging on a veranda overlooking folds of hills striped with vines. I'd be clothed in linen and surrounded by friends. On the table would be tumblers of wine we'd picked in last year's harvest. Then we arrived at Cockatoo Hill and discovered a dump.
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