Four Corners: Vineyards and Wineries of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado [Paperback]

Starley Talbott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 25, 2009

In Four Corners, Starley Talbott introduces readers to many of these vineyards and wineries. From large-scale vintners to family-oriented growers, there are exciting stories of obstacles overcome and goals achieved. Readers are invited to take an armchair or a real journey to the four corners states' vineyards and wineries. Visit one or all, where unthusiastic growers and wonderful wines await you at each place.

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About the Author

Starley Talbott has been a freelance writer for more than 30 years. After living most of her life in Wyoming, she lived in several other states and countries, joining the Peace Corps at age 60, and serving briefly in South Africa. She moved to a ranch in southeastern Wyoming in 2006. Starley and her husband planted a vineyard, leading to her interest in writing about vineyards and wineries. Along the Grapevine Trail was her first vineyard and winery book, and Four Corners is her second vineyard and winery book. Starley also writes about local history.

Product Details

• Paperback: 182 pages
• Publisher: Plainstar Press; First edition (March 25, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976294311
• ISBN-13: 978-0976294313
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,892,100 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Starley Talbott was raised on and resides on a Wyoming ranch. She has traveled the world and lived in four countries. Starley has been a freelance writer for more than 30 years and began her writing career as a photo-journalist with the Saratoga Sun weekly newspaper in Saratoga, Wyoming. At the age of 60, Starley joined the Peace Corps and served briefly in South Africa. Starley's world travels are detailed in her book, "Lasso the World." Starley currently raises a small vineyard with her husband, Beauford Thompson, on a ranch near Chugwater, Wyoming. This contributed to her writing about vineyards and wineries in her books--"Along the Grapevine Trail," and "Four Corners Vineyards and Wineries." Her most recent book contains more than 200 vintage photos from her home county in Wyoming--"Platte County, Images of America."

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5.0 out of 5 stars BUY THIS BOOK!, June 28, 2010

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This review is from: Four Corners: Vineyards and Wineries of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado (Paperback)

Starley Talbott's new book Four Corners: The Vineyards and Wineries of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado is a prize for wine lovers and travelers. If you have ever considered a road trip around the Southwest, this is the book to take. After a fascinating introductory history about wine making in the Four Corners region, the author methodically studies thirty-five local wineries, offers beautiful color photographs, local history and valuable interviews.

Using Talbott's guide, one will not only know where wineries (and tasting rooms) are but will already know the proprietor's names and stories. Armed with that knowledge, a traveler can expect better conversation and maybe a kind gesture.

Good listeners (and readers) are always treated better. So that you do not get lost along the way, the book also includes a great appendix with wineries listed in alphabetical order by state. This includes names, addresses, phone numbers and even emails. Is life great, or what?

There are those amongst us who think that only commercially published books are worthy of our admiration. I am a member of the Johnny and Janey Appleseed School of Thought. In times like these when the written language is dying, it is time to recruit volunteers to sow the fruits of tomorrow's culture.

Whether self-published or Print-On-Demand or whatever else you want to call non-commercial publication, it is all good. Just as Johnny Appleseed did not obsess with planting apple trees in straight rows, so we should not obsess with mass production. True, there will be some trees that grow straighter than others. There will be others which bear more colorful or even tastier fruit but the idea is to continue to bear fruit, any fruit. The example itself might inspire others. In 60's lingo: it may become a grass roots movement.