From snowbound Alaska to the Ho Chi Minh Trail, from above the clouds at 40,000 feet to a rootless pit in a Sonoma Vineyard, Brice Jones shares his perspectives on the life of a man who won't listen to the word "no." The "rock star" of California wine takes us on a wild ride in his endless quest to produce a world-class Grand Cru wine thousands of miles from the Burgundian vineyards he so successfully emulates. This wide world over, there's no one like Brice. Brice Cutrer Jones is a third-generation military academy graduate. He is a decorated combat pilot with the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star, and 14 Air Medals to his credit. A pioneer in American fine wine, he created the top-rated Chardonnay for many years. With many of his employees and colleagues from Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards, he "boogied west" and set out to produce America's finest Pinot Noir at his newest enterprise, Emeritus Vineyards.

On a sultry day in Vietnam in 1966, U.S. Air Force Brigadier General George Simler spoke these words that forever changed the life of his young aide-de-camp:

"You know, Captain Jones, Burgundy is the name of a place."

Brice Jones had never heard of such a thing. He resolved to do a little digging and find out if "Big George" was pulling his leg. Burgundy a place? What next?

Strap yourself in for a supersonic ride from Alaska to Vietnam, Boston to Sonoma County, Chardonnay to Pinot Noir, as Brice rewrites the history of fine wines in America and provides more than a few thrills and laughs on his improbable journey to fame and fortune.

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Opdateret den: 31-05-2023 12:20