At the age of 60, 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 described the delights and trials of his new life in one of the most beautiful parts of New Zealand.