ɪt ɹᵻkˈaʊnts ðɛɹ fˈɜːst θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz,"tʃˈɑːɹmɪŋ, …lˈaɪvli…taɪtˈænɪk ɪn ɐpˈiːl," — wˈɑːʃɪŋtən pˈoʊst,wˌaɪl ðə sˈɛkənd, ɐ vˈɪnjɚd ɪn tˈʌskəni, ɪz ðə stˈoːɹi ʌv ðɛɹ kənvˈɜːɾɪŋ ɐn ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪdjˈɪɹˈoʊld ɐbˈændənd fɹˈaɪɚɹi ænd ɪts lˈændz ˌɪntʊ ɐ nˈaʊ wˈɜːldɐklˈeɪmd wˈaɪnɚɹi.
It recounts their first three years, ("Charming, …lively…Titanic in appeal," — Washington Post,) while the second, A Vineyard in Tuscany, is the story of their converting an 800-year-old abandoned friary and its lands into a now world-acclaimed winery.