{"product_id":"2940170350117","title":"Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of a Plot to Poison the World's Greatest Wine","description":"\u003cb\u003eAmazon Best Book of the Month, July 2014\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eJournalist Maximillian Potter uncovers a fascinating plot to destroy the vines of La Romanée-Conti, Burgundy's finest and most expensive wine.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In January 2010, Aubert de Villaine, the famed proprietor of the Domaine de la Romanée-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 Vanity Fair 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  SHADOWS IN THE VINEYARD 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.  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47177919267056,"sku":"2940170350117","price":14.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170350117_p0.jpg?v=1763708503","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170350117","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}