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Publisher's 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 world’s greatest wineries". This book, narrated by Shafer’s 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 Valley’s 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 winery’s shaky start and takes the reader through the father and son’s 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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- the little hill
- 05-24-15
One of the better historical perspectives
I liked this book, starting this on heels of 'Gallo be thy name,' and having listened to most of the other audiobooks on CA wine currently available (Gallo, Mondavi, Kendall Jackson, etc). It seemed authentic and unpretentious and lent interesting historical perspective on both the region as it emerged into a winemaking powerhouse, the personalities, the changing styles relative to an increasingly sophisticated US consumer. Plus, the book delves into many of the issues related to making quality wine, how they made mistakes yet learned from them as they moved forward. It's definitely not a barn burner book or a cliffhanger listen, but it was definitely worthwhile.
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- 02-16-19
Well worth the read.
This has been a very insightful look into the Schaefer family business and some history of Napa Valley.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-28-19
Excellent Storying Telling about Shafer Vineyards
As a sommelier, I have had the pleasure of meeting Doug Shafer and selling his wines for over 25 years. This book is well written and tells the adventure and story of an iconic Napa Valley winery.
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- Scott
- 08-16-15
Great story of one family's growth with California's Wine culture
This is a really interesting story of a family growing along with California through the 70s to today. It's written for both wine nerds and casual drinkers alike. Only a few chapters get rather detailed on California's AVA history but the rest is simple enough for all to understand and enjoy.
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- Timothy Keane
- 06-25-15
Great story!
Great insight on the history of Napa Valley from an iconic winery. Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this.
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- ChargingDC
- 05-12-21
Great Story
Any wine lover will enjoy this "coming of age" story about The Shafer Vineyards in Napa Valley. I regularly listen to (and enjoy) Doug Shafer's podcast so I was particularly interested to learn about the early days of the Vineyard, and all that transpired to create the success that they now enjoy. Being familiar with Doug's actual voice made the narrators voice a little less believable and harder to follow at first, but I got used to it as I became engaged in the story. All told, this is a very enjoyable audiobook.
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- Mr. S. Jeffery
- 08-20-21
More than just a book on The Napa Valley.
I am now on my third listening of this Audio book.
As with my title, this is more than a story about the Napa Valley. This is the story of how one man changed his and his families lives forever.
Beautifully narrated, at first I thought it was Doug Shafer narrating himself.
This is a story of how Shafer Vineyards started but more than that, it is a story of how the Napa Valley operated and the people of the different appellations were involved in its struggles and glories in the early 1970’s.
I have purchased a hardback copy of this book to add to my collection.
This is a wonderful listen.
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A Man and His Mountain
- The Everyman Who Created Kendall-Jackson and Became America's Greatest Wine Entrepreneur
- By: Edward Humes
- Narrated by: Mel Foster
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist tells the story of the self-made billionaire who built the Kendall-Jackson empire from nothing into the biggest-selling brand of premium wines in the U.S. Jess Stonestreet Jackson was one of a small band of pioneering entrepreneurs who put California's wine country on the map. His life story is a compelling slice of history, daring, innovation, feuds, intrigue, talent, mystique, contrarianism, and luck, offering a unique window on the elegant, adventurous, and cut-throat worlds of Jackson's two passions: wine and horseracing.
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Required listening for any wine maker
- By Michael Carr on 01-10-15
By: Edward Humes
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Napa
- By: James Conaway
- Narrated by: John Morgan
- Length: 20 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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James Conaway's remarkable bestseller delves into the heart of California's lush and verdant Napa Valley, also known as America's Eden. Long the source of succulent grapes and singular wines, this region is also the setting for the remarkable true saga of the personalities behind the winemaking empires. This is the story of Gallos and Mondavis, of fortunes made and lost, of dynasties and destinies.
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Excellent But Marred by Non-Stop Mispronunciations
- By Robert R. on 08-15-13
By: James Conaway
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So You Want to Start a Brewery?
- The Lagunitas Story
- By: Tony Magee
- Narrated by: Brett Barry
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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So You Want to Start a Brewery? is the first-person account of Tony Magee's gut-wrenching challenges and heart-warming successes in founding Lagunitas Brewing Company. In just 20 years, the company has grown from a seat-of-the-pants, one-man operation to be the fifth largest--and the fastest growing--craft brewer in the United States.
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I did not even like beer before I read this book!
- By D. Bessire on 09-18-15
By: Tony Magee
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The Juice
- Vinous Veritas
- By: Jay McInerney
- Narrated by: Jay McInerney
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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For more than a decade, Jay McInerney’s vinous essays, now featured in The Wall Street Journal, have been praised by restaurateurs (“Filled with small courses and surprising and exotic flavors, educational and delicious at the same time” —Mario Batali), by esteemed critics (“Brilliant, witty, comical, and often shamelessly candid and provocative” —Robert M. Parker Jr.), and by the media (“His wine judgments are sound, his anecdotes witty, and his literary references impeccable” — The New York Times).
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eye opener
- By FlGatorsGuy on 11-16-15
By: Jay McInerney
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Lentil Underground
- Renegade Farmers and the Future of Food in America
- By: Liz Carlisle
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
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The story of the "Lentil Underground" begins on a 280-acre homestead rooted in America's Great Plains: the Oien family farm. Forty years ago, corporate agribusiness told small farmers like the Oiens to "get big or get out." But 27-year-old David Oien decided to take a stand, becoming the first in his conservative Montana county to plant a radically different crop: organic lentils. Unlike the chemically dependent grains American farmers had been told to grow, lentils make their own fertilizer and tolerate variable climates, so their farmers aren't beholden to industrial methods.
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Fingers on the pulse of sustainable ag
- By shakinfist on 06-30-20
By: Liz Carlisle
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Tangled Vines
- Greed, Murder, Obsession, and an Arsonist in the Vineyards of California
- By: Frances Dinkelspiel
- Narrated by: Dina Pearlman
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
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On October 12, 2005, a massive fire broke out in the Wines Central wine warehouse in Vallejo, California. Within hours, the flames had destroyed 4.5 million bottles of California's finest wine worth more than $250 million, making it the largest destruction of wine in history. The fire had been deliberately set by a passionate oenophile named Mark Anderson, a skilled con man and thief with storage space at the warehouse who needed to cover his tracks.
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I was put off by the readers absolute lack of know
- By SEP on 05-16-16
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Shadows in the Vineyard
- The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World's Greatest Wine
- By: Maximillian Potter
- Narrated by: Donald Corren
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
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Journalist Maximillian Potter uncovers a fascinating plot to destroy the vines of La Romance-Conti, Burgundy's finest and most expensive wine. In January 2010, Aubert de Villaine, the famed proprietor of the Domaine de la Romance-Conti, the tiny, storied vineyard that produces the most expensive, exquisite wines in the world, received an anonymous note threatening the destruction of his priceless vines by poison - a crime that in the world of high-end wine is akin to murder - unless he paid a one million euro ransom.
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Eet waz eenteresteeng
- By J. Cadow on 04-25-16
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Barrel-Aged Stout and Selling Out
- Goose Island, Anheuser-Busch, and How Craft Beer Became Big Business
- By: Josh Noel
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
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Goose Island opened as a family-owned Chicago brewpub in the late 1980s, and it soon became one of the most inventive breweries in the world. In the golden age of light and cheap beers, John Hall and his son Greg brought European flavors to America. With distribution in two dozen states, two brewpubs and status as one of the twenty biggest breweries in the United States, Goose Island became an American success story and was a champion of craft beer. Then, on March 28, 2011, the Halls sold the brewery to Anheuser-Busch InBev, maker of Budweiser, the least craft-like beer imaginable.
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Two Books in One Nut One of Them Not So Good
- By Encino Man on 09-09-18
By: Josh Noel
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Quench Your Own Thirst
- Business Lessons Learned over a Beer or Two
- By: Jim Koch
- Narrated by: Jim Koch
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
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Founder of The Boston Beer Company, brewer of Samuel Adams Boston Lager, and a key catalyst of the American craft beer revolution, Jim Koch offers his unique perspective when it comes to business, beer, and turning your passion into a successful company or career.
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Great Story!
- By Mary K on 05-20-16
By: Jim Koch
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Big Weed
- An Entrepreneur's High-Stakes Adventures in the Budding Legal Marijuana Business
- By: Christian Hageseth, Joseph D'Agnese
- Narrated by: Christian Hageseth
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
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Legal marijuana is the hottest story in the US today. Twenty-five states, and the District of Columbia, have authorized sales in some form; Denver has more legal marijuana dispensaries than Starbucks franchises. We are witnessing the dawn of a new industry. And like the early days of gourmet coffee chains, the rules and players are being established on the fly.
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Loved every minute of it
- By Karen Erb on 11-13-15
By: Christian Hageseth, and others
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The New Farm
- Our Ten Years on the Front Lines of the Good Food Revolution
- By: Brent Preston
- Narrated by: Chris Henry Coffey
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
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Brent Preston and his wife were die-hard city dwellers. But when their second child arrived, the shine came off urban living. In 2003 they bought a hundred acres and a rundown farmhouse and set out to build a real farm, one that would sustain their family, nourish their community, heal their environment, and turn a profit. The New Farm is Preston’s memoir of a decade of grinding toil and perseverance. But as they learned how to grow food, and to succeed at the business of farming, they also found that a small, sustainable, organic farm could be an engine for change, a path to a more just and sustainable food system.
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Thank you!
- By Rynette on 09-07-18
By: Brent Preston
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High-Hanging Fruit
- Build Something Great by Going Where No One Else WIll
- By: Mark Rampolla
- Narrated by: Mark Rampolla
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
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When Mark Rampolla filled a notebook with potential start-up ideas, his wife asked him some tough questions. What about this idea is exciting, beyond the possibility of a profit? How will it fit into a life that makes you and your family happy? How will it change the world? Eventually Mark found his great idea: coconut water. He had seen the developing world use coconut water, but this valuable resource was being discarded in the US. While taking on the beverage industry was a big goal - high-hanging fruit - it was worth the risk.
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10 Chapter Infomercial
- By KIM WILLIAMSON on 02-16-20
By: Mark Rampolla
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Oil and Honey
- The Education of an Unlikely Activist
- By: Bill McKibben
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
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Oil and Honey is McKibben's account of two necessary and mutually reinforcing sides of the global climate fight - from the center of the maelstrom and from the growing hive of small-scale local answers. With empathy and passion he makes the case for a renewed commitment on both levels, telling the story of raising one year’s honey crop and building a social movement that’s still cresting.
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First half is great
- By Charlotte Reemts on 11-25-14
By: Bill McKibben