Journeying through the Médoc in the autumn of 1891, Anglo-Irish cousins and travelling companions, Edith Somerville and Martin Ross (aka Violet Florence Martin) bring their distinctive mélange of wry wit, acute observation and unabashed horror at the barefoot treading of Cabernet Sauvignon to this delightful account of vendangeurs lofty and low-born as they bring in the harvest in time-honoured fashion. Illustrated using Somerville’s equally delightful sketches, this is a story of two feisty ladies for whom anything remotely pretentious is fair game.

160pp, 216 x 153mm, paperback

ISBN 978-1-913141-14-1

Specs

Producer	Academie du Vin Library
Region	England (UK)
UPC Code	ISBN 978-1-913141-14-1

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