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Louisa and Alex Hargrave were pioneers. Fresh out of Harvard in 1969, in
love with each other and their dream of owning a vineyard, they searched the
West and East coasts before they bought a run-down 1680-vintage potato farm
in 1973, on Long Island's North Fork-and planted ten thousand vinifera
vines. At the time, experts said that growing wine grapes on Long Island was
impossible. Today, the region is famous for its premium wines.
In The Vineyard, the Hargraves learn the joys and hardships of country life.
They suffer droughts and storms while learning to navigate the glamorous but
treacherous international world of wine. Along the way, they discover that
theirs is both a scientific and a spiritual endeavor. Struggling to raise a
family, Louisa draws strength from her work in the vinerows. Reveling in the
bounty of harvest, the laughter of her children and the magic of a newly
blended wine, she tells the bittersweet story of how she and her husband
fulfilled their dream.
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