Cette série retrace le parcours d'Américains cherchant à échapper à l'agitation de la vie urbaine pour trouver une existence plus paisible dans la campagne italienne. Avec chaleur et humour, elle détaille leurs aventures pour trouver et rénover une maison rurale, surmonter les différences culturelles et adopter le mode de vie toscan. Les lecteurs seront charmés par des récits de délices culinaires, de personnages attachants et la poursuite d'une vie de rêve au milieu d'un paysage époustouflant.
A New York City couple embarks on a comedic journey as they relocate to Tuscany, navigating the challenges and joys of adjusting to a new life in Italy. Their true-life adventure captures the charm of the Italian landscape while highlighting the cultural quirks and humorous experiences that come with their transition. The story blends humor with heartfelt moments, making it a delightful read for anyone dreaming of a fresh start in a picturesque setting.
In this intimate and uproarious story, two daring New Yorkers convert an ancient, abandoned farm into a world-renowned winery. Finding your dream house with a vineyard in Tuscany is like searching the woods for porcini a labor of love. Such feats require patience, discernment, resolve, and an indestructible sense of humor. The Mátés’ future home and wine estate lies amid breathtaking scenery in a community brimming with warmth. In Italy’s most prestigious wine zone, Montalcino, they restore a thirteenth-century friary nestled on two hills within sixty acres of forest, olives, and potential vineyards. Here they plant fifteen acres of vines, build the winery, and learn from their famous vintner neighbors, like Angelo Gaja, the secrets of how to grow the best grapes and make superb wines. Within the first years, the Máté wines receive international acclaim. This highly entertaining tale of how two dreamers struggle and thrive in idyllic Tuscany will enrich the lives of travelers and wine lovers alike.
With our world so storm-tossed and rudderless, this might just be the book for our times. Sun-drenched Tuscany is synonymous with the ideal life. But it didn't happen by chance. Since the Etruscans, the Tuscans have treated their breathtaking countryside with sagacious respect and, in hamlets and hill towns, have built a culture of simplicity, beauty, neighborliness, good food, and a love of daily life. Ferenc Máté, a Tuscan resident for twenty years, explores this idyllic existence. He finds Tuscans brimming with creative practicality, down-home humor, and relentless optimism. Blended with their passion for work and independence, they have achieved a haven of economic stability, physical and emotional security, and a fortifying sense of belonging. From their organic gardens to their mouthwatering cuisine, from high-quality, craftsmen-made products and family-run businesses to the joys centered in human contact, Tuscans live a healthy, emotionally rich life. Máté—engaging, funny, and insightful—shows us how to live like Tuscans.
