The story of how red wine came to be swirling in your glass is an interesting tale. The grapevines start in ancient Phoenicia, as told in the novel Wine’s Anvil. You can then follow them into ancient Spain and France in the continuing novels of the series.
The Wine’s Anvil novels
Wine’s Anvil novels are inspired by work in our family vineyard. These character-driven tales also reflect the grapevine’s struggle and journey through time.
Ancient Greece, Rome, Iberia, Gaul. The Court of Charlemagne to the Court of Louis the XIII. All these are different settings framed by the immortal vines and explored by their mortal vignerons.
The Author
Donald has been writing about medieval and ancient historical adventures since the ‘1980s. Decades of vineyard and wine industry exposure and research give the author a unique insight into the history of wine. Do you wish to down your glass and move on to the next, or does the swirling wine in your glass catch your eye? Cause you to study and linger, longer?
Read about the author’s life and how it reflects and directs his novel’s pursuit of wine adventure.
Donald has written about ships, trolls, droids, orcs, and phasers for over forty years. His imagination flows from the Ancient and Medieval worlds to Fantasy to the Star Trek universe.
Along the way, he and his wine-making wife have played many MMO video games and Dungeons & Dragons together. His wife and their games also flavor his writings.
Look here to find his other writings besides the Wine’s Anvil novels…
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