In the vine country

Two travel companions set out to witness the Médoc vintage, recounting journey misadventures, hunting farces, and awkward city preparations with a light, comic touch. The narrative alternates between on-the-road anecdotes—rough sea crossings, a troublesome St. Bernard puppy, and fumbling with a Kodak—and descriptive sketches of vineyards, vintners, and harvest activities. Practical observations about winemaking and tasting are folded into social portraiture of rural life, producing an episodic travelogue that combines humor, affectionate landscape detail, and modest instructional notes on the rhythms and rituals of vintage season.