Who doesn’t dream of owning their own wine château in France, with delicious, award-winning wines? A magnificent 13th-century château, perched on top of a hill, surrounded by its own vineyards, overlooking the Dordogne. Simply savouring the good French life.

For advertising composer Ilja Gort, this childhood dream came true. He has written an exceptionally humorous book full of stories about his experiences amongst the winegrowers in the countryside of southern France. With great wit, he describes the ins and outs of life at a French wine château and reveals carefully guarded secrets about wine and winemaking. Intimate reflections on the realisation of a dream. Sometimes light-hearted, sometimes emotional, but always sincere. A delightful ‘feel-good’ book and an absolute must-read!