{"product_id":"shadows-in-the-vineyard-the-true-story-of-the-plot-to-poison-the-worlds-greatest-wine-paperback","title":"Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World's Greatest Wine - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaximillian Potter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaximillian Potter\u003c\/b\u003e is \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's Editor-at-Large. Formerly the executive editor of \u003ci\u003e5280: Denver's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, he has been a staff writer at \u003ci\u003ePremiere\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, and a contributor to \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a senior advisor to Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, with whom he co-authored the governor's memoir. Potter is native of Philadelphia with a BA from Allegheny College and MSJ from Northwestern University's Medill School.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758715732256,"sku":"9781455516094","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8400ad1d922e1563e39ab2e17859c40c.webp?v=1780133616","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/shadows-in-the-vineyard-the-true-story-of-the-plot-to-poison-the-worlds-greatest-wine-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}