"At the age of sixty, Ted Reynolds moved to Marlborough, "dreaming of a happy old age tending a few vines, treading a couple of barrels of grapes and letting the sunny hours swim by" while he grew rich from producing the finest pinot noir in the world. In a charming series of anecdotes, told with eloquence and humour "My side of the river" describes the delights and trials of his new life ibn one of the most beautiful parts of New Zealand." -- Back cover.