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Author Potter, Maximillian, 1971-

Title Shadows in the vineyard : the true story of the plot to poison the world's greatest wine / Maximillian Potter.

Publication Info. New York : Twelve, 2014.

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  364.164 POTTER    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  364.164 POT    Storage
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  364.16 POT    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  364.164 POTTER    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  364.164 POTTER    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  364.164 POTTER    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  364.16 POT    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  364.164 PO    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 289 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Contents The Grand Monsieur -- Unthinkable -- Conti -- Edmond's hope -- A sick joke -- Not a joke -- Devastator of vines -- Born again -- The obvious question(s) -- Almaden -- Leads -- Loss -- Drop-off -- Secret expeditions -- "Quelle pagaille" -- "Le maître chanteur" -- A taste.
Note Includes index.
Summary In this real-life mystery, a reporter, on assignment in Burgundy for Vanity Fair, uncovers a villainous plot to destroy the vines of France's most expensive and exquisite wine by poison, which threatens to destroy the fiercely traditional culture surrounding the world's greatest wine.
Subject Wineries -- France -- Burgundy -- Case studies.
Viticulture -- France -- Burgundy -- Case studies.
Grapes -- Herbicide injuries -- France -- Burgundy -- Case studies.
Crime -- France -- Burgundy -- Case studies.
ISBN 9781455516100 (hardback)
1455516104 (hardback)
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