{"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 • Author(s): Maximillian Potter\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Twelve\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Twelve\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.","brand":"Twelve","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45356244172951,"sku":"9781455516100","price":2732.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781455516100.webp?v=1767149109","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/shadows-in-the-vineyard-the-true-story-of-the-plot-to-poison-the-worlds-greatest-wine-9781455516100","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}