A Vineyard in the Dordogne - How an English Family Made Their Dream of Wine, Good Food and Sunshine Come True. Jeremy Josephs
a huge gathering of what appeared to be a significant percentage of the future doctors and nurses of France. It was at that party that Henry set his eyes for the first time on a pretty teacher of nursing, Gabrielle Montez, from the Lot et Garonne region, who had found work at the nurses’ training college in Narbonne. Within two years they would be wed.
On completing the four-year course at the ENSA, Henry, though delighted to graduate, at the same time instantly regretted the passing of his carefree student days. And at twenty-four he did not need his parents to inform him that it was high time he found a job. Yet his prospects of finding suitable employment were not at all promising. But instead of bemoaning the fact, he decided to travel to Mexico to visit and work with his father’s brother, Georges Mondié, who had a property and vineyards in that faraway land. At the same time he combined the trip with an extended honeymoon with his wife Gabrielle, whose job in Narbonne was to be held open for her. Three months in Mexico seemed to promise both an ideal transition from the years of study and an introduction to the world of work. But since the job was only a temporary assignment, it was not long before the newly qualified young oenologist began to wonder what the future might hold.
It was while tending his uncle’s vineyards in Mexico that Henry received a letter from France. An old friend, Jean Abeille, had decided to get in touch. It was clear from the rather breathless tone of his letter that when he was not working, the greater part of his time and energy went into managing the association of former ENSA students. Aware that Henry had still to secure long-term employment, he wondered if he might be able to assist. And he proceeded to describe a particular client of his who had recently acquired a vineyard and who was anxious to recruit a qualified wine-maker. Not only that, Jean explained, but the person concerned was adamant that any candidate should be a graduate of the Montpellier school of oenology. That evening Henry sat down and set about drafting his reply.
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