Shadows in the Vineyard - by Maximillian Potter (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In January of 2010 the proprietor of the Domaine de la Romanaee-Conti, producer of the world's most expensive and exquisite wines, was threatened that his vines would be destroyed unless he paid a one million euro ransom. He believed it was a sick joke, which proved a fatal miscalculation. The story uncovered by journalist Maximillian Potter would lead to a sting operation by some of France's top detectives.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Journalist Maximillian Potter uncovers a fascinating plot to destroy the vines of La Romance-Conti, Burgundy's finest and most expensive wine.</b> <p/>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 <i>Vanity Fair</i> 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. <p/><i>Shadows in the Vineyard</i> 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Maximillian Potter</b> is <i>Esquire</i> magazine's Editor-at-Large. Formerly the executive editor of <i>5280: Denver's Magazine</i>, he has been a staff writer at <i>Premiere</i>, <i>Philadelphia</i>, and <i>GQ</i>, and a contributor to <i>Vanity Fair</i>. 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.
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