Part I: L'Enracinement (Taking Root)

Chapter 1: La Plongée Haute (The High Dive)

Chapter 2: Une Salle Pleine de Bleuets (A Room Full of Blueberries)

Chapter 3: Un Mer de Jaune (A Sea of Yellow)

Part II: Tourner la Sol (Turning the Soil)

Chapter 4: Quel Grand Pays (What a Great Country)

Chapter 5: L'Ecole et les Vacances (School and Vacations)

Chapter 6: Les Samedis (Saturdays)

Chapter 7: La Rentrée (Back to School)

Part III: Le Débourement: Bud Break

Chapter 8: Les Lundis en France (Mondays in France)

Chapter 9: Le Démarrage (Startup)

Chapter 10: Déraillé (Derailed)

Chapter 11: Quelle Façon de Gagner sa Vie (What a Way to Make a Living)

Chapter 12: Je ne comprends tout simplement pas (I am just not getting it)

Chapter 13: C'est Son Sac (It's His Bag)

Chapter 14: Courbe d'apprentissage (Learning Curve)

Part IV: Floraison (Flowering)

Chapter 15: Le Doigt (The Finger)

Chapter 16: Les Règles (Rules)

Chapter 17: Deux Vies (Two Lives)

Part VI: La Saison Verte (The Growing Season)

Chapter 18: Thrilla à Manille (A Thrilla in Manilla)

Chapter 19: Un Âge d'Or (A Golden Age)

Chapter 20: Les Affaires (Deals)

Chapter 21: Hiroshi rêve de la Bourgogne (Hiroshi dreams of Burgundy)

Chapter 22: Un Loi au Citron (A Lemon Law)

Chapter 23: C'est Pas Possible (It's Not Possible)

Part VII: Véraison: The Moment in the Growing Season When the Grapes Begin to Change Color

Chapter 24: Terroir - Pouvez-vous jouer de la musique (Terroir - can you play the music?)

Chapter 25: Les Nouvelles Mathématiques (The New Math)

Chapter 26: Un Matin Noir en Avril (A Black Morning in April)

Part VII: La Vendange (Harvest)

Chapter 27: Le Jeu a Changé (The Game Changed)

Chapter 28: Sinking (Affaisement)

Chapter 29: Une Mouture (A Grind)

Chapter 30: La Ligne d'Arrivée (The Finish Line)

Afterword

About the Author

This is a unique tale about the first non-Frenchman to ever own one of the Montrachet Grand Cru vineyards in Burgundy, France. Weaved throughout entertaining stories that celebrate the history of this world renowned region, is the chronicle of an American breaking through cultural barriers to find adventure and success.

Originally from the Washington, DC area, Alex Gambal moved to France in 1993 and over the course of the next 26 years straddled the Atlantic while creating a boutique winery that included some of Burgundy's greatest vineyards. A hard-nosed-businessman in a community steeped in tradition, he defeated the odds by buying some of the most coveted French vines and creating a successful brand that was eventually sold to one of the largest wine makers in the region.