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By Miller, Randall Farina, Dennis, 1944- Pine, Chris, 1980- Pullman, Bill Rickman, Alan Rodrian, Fred Sandoval, Miguel, 1951- Taylor, Rachael Whitford, Bradley Dushku, Eliza, 1980- Intellectual Properties Worldwide Zin Haze Productions Unclaimed Freight Productions Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Incc2008., 20th Century-Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Bottle Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: This story of the early days of California wine making features events that culminated in the Paris wine tasting of 1976. better known as the "Judgment of Paris." Positive that small Napa Valley wineries are no match for French vintages, British wine connoisseur Steven Spurrier challenges the Americans to a blind tasting but discovers that novice vintners like Jim Barrett and his son Bo of Chateau Montelena are far better than he realizes. Based on a true story.
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By Ivey, Jamie2006., Adult, Weidenfeld & Nicolson Call No: 914.4 I95e Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A chance conversation with a Provencal vigneron leads to the most unlikely of quests - a hunt to find France's palest rose. Extremely Pale Rose is a richly entertaining and informative account of the travels of Jamie, his wife Tanya and their ebullient friend Peter Swift, as they take up this challenge.
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By Mayle, Peter2009., Alfred A. Knopf Call No: Fic May Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: The story begins high above Los Angeles, at the extravagant home and equally impressive wine cellar of entertainment lawyer Danny Roth. After inviting the "Los Angeles Times" to write an extensive profile extolling the liquid treasures of his collection, Roth finds himself the victim of a world-class wine heist. Enter Sam Levitt, former corporate, cultivated crime expert, and wine connoisseur, who follows his leads as he tracks down the source of a multimillion dollar wine heist--a trail that leads him to Bordeaux and its magnificent vineyards, and to Provence to meet an eccentric billionaire collector who might possibly have an interest in the stolen wines.