{"product_id":"shadows-in-the-vineyard-maximillian-potter-9781455516094","title":"Shadows in the Vineyard","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Maximilian Potter went to Burgundy to report for Vanity Fair on a crime that could have destroyed the Domaine de la Romanee Conti-the tiny, storied vineyard that produces the most expensive, exquisite wines in the world-he soon found a story that was much larger, and more thrilling, than he had originally imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn January 2010, Aubert de Villaine, the famed proprietor of the DRC, 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; the crime was committed and shocked this fabled region of France. The sinister story that Potter uncovered would lead to a sting operation by top Paris detectives, the primary suspect's suicide, and a dramatic trial. This botanical crime threatened to destroy the fiercely traditional culture surrounding the world's greatest wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLike Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, SHADOW 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 run through it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maximillian Potter","offers":[{"title":"Fair","offer_id":46942289002739,"sku":"8880002795614","price":7.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781455516094.jpg?v=1745784138","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/shadows-in-the-vineyard-maximillian-potter-9781455516094","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}