Have you ever contemplated, over a glass of wine, the thought of making the wine yourself? Ever dreamed of buying a vineyard somewhere out there and becoming a winemaker? Ever had a dream like this and then realized that you don't know anything about wine making or managing a vineyard? That shouldn't stop you - in fact, every year there must be a hundred or more vineyards taken over by people with a totally unrelated education and zero experience of the wine business.
The first task is to pick a country in which to grow your wine. In this respect, even if you live in a non-wine producing country, that’s no big issue as at least you would be open to all possibilities. In making this decision, you would first need a clear idea of what kind of wine you wish to produce. If you are the wine enthusiast I presume you are, you will probably already know.
A caveat: if you are the sort of wine lover who only drinks premiers crus from Pauillac, then you might prefer to buy a vineyard without involving yourself with the actual wine making. Instead, this story is for those who are prepared to jump into their Wellingtons, and dig ditches, trim bushes, and prune all your vines by hand. These are just some of the joys a winemaker can expect during the cold winter months (when of course, it rains all the time).
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