A wine book about artisan winemakers offering a different, user-friendly way for anyone to enjoy vino.  It is a wine business book, a book about wine.  Its 24 artisan winemaker stories invite wine down off its pedestal to sit beside you for a good read. This vintage wine book about the artisan winery business uncorks true life stories that can both inspire the reader -
and clarify the choices at the wine shop.

The story behind a winery is every wine's secret ingredient, the one people fall in love with and remember. It is the story that brings the wine to life, not its award count, or the idea it tastes like essence of fig. Every time you pour a glass of wine, you pour a bit of that wine's story too.

Not a wine tasting guide, not a wine tour book, not a wine education course, this wine story book offers a whole new way to open the cellar door for anyone with any interest in wine. Once Upon A Vine will delight both wine connoisseurs and the just curious. Once Upon a Vine - The Secret Stories of California's Artisan Wineries invites everyone who has ever savored a sip of wine to venture on a secret and magical tour
behind the wine cellar door...
These are not just artisan wine stories, but life stories to treasure.

During nearly 20 years of traveling to grape vineyards in the California wine country, Judy C. Reynolds has interviewed hundreds of winemakers and vineyard owners. Here, 24 share their most intimate life sagas ...

So, pour yourself a glass of wine, and be inspired and wholeheartedly entertained
by a unique journey through California wine country.

When you know a winery's secret story, you'll always remember the wine.