{"product_id":"shadows-in-the-vineyard-the-true-story-of-the-plot-to-poison-the-worlds-greatest-wine-9781455516100","title":"Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World's Greatest Wine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eTHE WALL STREET JOURNAL'S\u003c\/i\u003e FIVE BEST BOOKS ON WINE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJournalist Maximillian Potter uncovers a fascinating plot to destroy the vines of La Romance-Conti, Burgundy's finest and most expensive wine.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In January 2010, Aubert de Villaine, the famed proprietor of the Domaine de la Romance-Conti, the tiny, storied vineyard that produces the most expensive, exquisite wines in the world, received an anonymous note threatening the destruction of his priceless vines by poison-a crime that in the world of high-end wine is akin to murder-unless he paid a one million euro ransom. Villaine believed it to be a sick joke, but that proved a fatal miscalculation and the crime shocked this fabled region of France. The sinister story that \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e journalist Maximillian Potter uncovered would lead to a sting operation by some of France's top detectives, the primary suspect's suicide, and a dramatic investigation. This botanical crime threatened to destroy the fiercely traditional culture surrounding the world's greatest wine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShadows in the Vineyard\u003c\/i\u003e takes us deep into a captivating world full of fascinating characters, small-town French politics, an unforgettable narrative, and a local culture defined by the twinned veins of excess and vitality and the deep reverent attention to the land that runs through it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Twelve\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781455516100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.52h x 6.24w x 1.05d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/23\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/07\/2014 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Maximillian Potter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403400802485,"sku":"9781455516100","price":31.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_529312b0-491c-4ee7-bbf0-727ec6164b82.jpg?v=1774969091","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/shadows-in-the-vineyard-the-true-story-of-the-plot-to-poison-the-worlds-greatest-wine-9781455516100","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}