220 pages, illustrated. A 150 year history of Tahbilk's vinyard and winery. Contents: Notes on the text; foreword by James Halliday; Introduction by David Dunstan; Vintage Stories; Bayunga Waters -1836 to 1850; the poet, the Frenchman and the wine - 1851 to 1875; the first Golden Age - 1876 to 1889 decline and rebirth - 1890 to 1924; the Purbrick purchase - 1925 to 1959; centenary and beyond - 1960 to 2010. Overseas bibliography index appendices.