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snugglekittyThis riveting piece of nonfiction describes a mysterious chain of events surrounding one man - Hardy Rodenstock - in the world of rare and fine wines. The respected wine dealer Rodenstock approaches Michael Broadbent, wine director of the famous Christie's auctionhouse, about some bottles of wine that he claimed to have found in a basement in France. The wine bottles are engraved with the initials Th. J, and they may have belonged to Thomas Jefferson. They seem to be genuine, but Monticello's leading expert on Jefferson has some doubts. Doubts that will begin to come into the public view as more and more "Jefferson bottles" are sold for more and more outrageous prices. What is really going on here?
I'm not sure that I have ever read a piece of nonfiction in one day before this book. It was extremely compelling. I kept on saying "just one more chapter" until it was midnight and I was finished with the book! Even if you are not especially interested in wine, the characters and their outrageous lifestyles and behavior will keep you turning the page again and again. Four stars.
I'm not sure that I have ever read a piece of nonfiction in one day before this book. It was extremely compelling. I kept on saying "just one more chapter" until it was midnight and I was finished with the book! Even if you are not especially interested in wine, the characters and their outrageous lifestyles and behavior will keep you turning the page again and again. Four stars.
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