The Delta in the Rearview Mirror : The Life and Death of Mississippi's First Winery

Name: The Delta in the Rearview Mirror : The Life and Death of Mississippi's First Winery
Brand: University Press of Mississippi

University Press of Mississippi

After graduating from Mississippi State University in 1976, Di Rushing and her husband, Sam, found themselves back on their family farm near Merigold, Mississippi, with 350 acres and no real clue what to do. The couple decided to open the first winery in Mississippi, and with it, a successful business was born. Six years later, a small restaurant joined the Delta winery. Both businesses were thriving by 1990, with eight national award-winning wines, a beautiful vineyard, and a successful restaurant. \nBut in March of 1990, a series of unforeseen events rocked the operation. After the Rushings discovered one of the tour guides, Ray Russell, selling drugs in the winery parking lot, they fired him. He responded with a terrorizing vengeance that persisted over the next nine months. In the early\n\nDelta in the Rearview Mirror\nThe Life and Death of Mississippi's First Winery\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked;