5 books about the grape harvest. For fans of good wines and literature

The harvest also arrives in September. In some places it has surely started already, it depends on climates and terrain, of course. So wine lovers, of so many good wines as we have in Spain, are waiting for what the new campaign will bring. Meanwhile, or even the same, they can leaf through a book. We can all. Today I bring 5 titles of stories of, by, for, about and around the grape harvest, the vineyards, the wine and other pairings for all tastes.

The silence of the vineyards - Gisela Pou

Released as the great novel about the world of cava, is set in the vineyards of the Penedes, at the beginning of the XNUMXth century. Tells us the story of the Brucart saga, a family headed by the matriarch, Aurora, a woman who has turned her business into one of the world's leading powers in the production of cava. In the middle of a whole plot full of universals deceptions, envies, quarrels of the past and search for revenge.

And they left - Viviana Rivero

We do not leave the early years of the twentieth century, neither are the wine families nor the leading women. But now we are in a town of Andalusia and her name is Isabel ayala, whose family suffers the damage of a plague that devastates their vineyards. Isabel is in love with Antonio Ruiz, but to save his family from ruin he has to marry Paco Reyes, one of the few who sold their lands before that plague.

With him he goes to Argentina and he dedicates himself fully to work. But even though they are doing well and have a son, Isabel can't forget Antonio, which will reappear unexpectedly.

Plinio's grape harvest - Francisco García Pavón

Being from La Mancha and being in September, with the centenary of the birth of García Pavón, you can not miss this title of the great Pliny. Once again I recommend immersing yourself in the world of La Mancha, in the harvest season and in Tomelloso, where if something is not missing are vineyards and good wine. This time Pliny will have to investigate the discovery of a drawer with the corpse of an elderly woman but that immediately disappears and leaves the entire population and the chief of the municipal police tomellosera in suspense.

As is usual in the works of García Pavón, lhe research is almost surpassed by magnificent environmental descriptions and evocations on everyday subjects of life in the town, in addition to his excellent command of a rich language already lost.

The bouquet of fear - Xabier Gutiérrez

Xabier Gutiérrez is considered the creator of Black gastronomic and this story takes place between the Riojan vineyards and the wine-growing environment.

It takes place in September and, shortly before the harvest begins, the Deputy Commissioner of the Ertzaintza Vicente Parra has to investigate the case of murder of the oenologist Esperanza Moreno, in charge of making the wine of the Bodegas Saenz, one of the most prestigious in La Rioja. His body has been found in his flat in the old quarter of San Sebastián, with the throat sectioned.

Everything indicates that it is a crime of passion, but then the victim's boyfriend, Roberto, disappears, Camera operator on one of the most successful cooking shows in the country and directed by a famous chef.

The winery - Noah Gordon

And finally we have a bestseller classic with this story set in Languedoc at the end of the XNUMXth century. The protagonist is Josep Alvarez, who discovers the art of winemaking from the hand of a French viticulturist. From that moment he will dedicate his life to that passion. But, by circumstances, you have to flee france. In his mind is the making of a good wine. And around an environment of characters, stories and portraits of a time with the Gordon house brand style that does not disappoint its thousands of followers.


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