A Wine Lover's Tour de France

by Barry Johns

Overview

The story tells of a lone traveller, Bede Jamieson, who makes a long cycle journey of 2,500 kilometres in the spring of 1989, through the main winegrowing regions of France--involving sightseeing, vineyard and winery visits, and other interesting encounters along the way. Bede, a lawyer on sabbatical from his busy commercial law practice, makes his journey in search of adventure and new challenges. He is keen to test himself in a country he perceives to be both romantic and culturally significant. He is an experienced road cyclist and a lover of fine wine.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940149402434
Publisher:	eBookIt.com
Publication date:	04/10/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	898 KB

About the Author

Barry Johns was born in Wellington, New Zealand. He is an alumni of the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, with a Bachelor of Laws LLB. He was also, for a time, a Judge in Samoa. For the last 12 years he has been fully involved in the wine industry in the Waipara Valley region of North Canterbury, New Zealand.

In 2013 he wrote and published his first non-fiction book under the title “The Making of a Barrel of Wine“.

This is his first novella.