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xiii, 338 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm
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Looks at how and where wine is made and how this affects its quality and pricing, including information on how the professionals taste and rate wine and a country-by-country tour of the latest vintages.
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"1956: When Caterina Rosetta inherits a cottage in the countryside of Italy from a grandmother she's never known, she discovers a long-buried family secret -- a secret so devastating, it threatens the future of everything her mother has worked for. Many years before, her mother's hard-won dreams of staking her family's claim in the vineyards of California came to fruition; but as an old murder comes to light, and Caterina uncovers a tragic secret...
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Vine witch volume 1
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256 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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"A young witch emerges from a curse to find her world upended in this gripping fantasy of betrayal, vengeance, and self-discovery set in turn-of-the-century France. For centuries, the vineyards at Chateau Renard have depended on the talent of their vine witches, whose spells help create the world-renowned wine of the Chanceaux Valley. Then the skill of divining harvests fell into ruin when sorciere Elena Boureanu was blindsided by a curse. Now, after...
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261 pages : maps ; 23 cm
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English
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When Lucie Montgomery stumbles across a skull in her vineyard--just after the tornado that almost kills her--little does she suspect the skeletons in the family closet to which the discovery will lead in Crosby's sprightly fourth Virginia wine country mystery (after 2008's The Bordeaux Betrayal). But who can blame the amateur detective for being a bit off her game, with the hurricane of headaches already buffeting Montgomery Estate Vineyard? Hot-tempered...
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2 videodiscs (275 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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When Sydney socialite Daisy Munroe and London lawyer Louis Oakley inherit a New Zealand vineyard, they quickly learn that they are not the 'sole heirs' as they believed and that the estate itself is a dilapidated money pit. The disenchanted duo want nothing more than to sell up, split up, and get out of there. But when they get an unexpected taste of success, they wonder if the vineyard may not be worthless after all. Despite never having done a hard...
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338 pages ; 22 cm.
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It's harvest season at Montgomery Estate Vineyard; the busiest time of year for winemakers in Atoka, Virginia. A skull is unearthed near Lucie Montgomery's family cemetery, and the discovery of the bones coincides with the arrival of handsome, wealthy aristocrat Jean-Claude de Marignac. He's come to be the head winemaker at neighboring La Vigne Cellars, but he's no stranger to Lucie; he was her first crush twenty years ago when she spent a summer...
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254 pages : maps ; 23 cm.
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When Lucie Montgomery visits Washington, D.C., she doesn't expect her reunion with old friend Rebecca Natale is a setup. But Rebecca disappears into thin air after running an errand for her boss, billionaire philanthropist and investment guru Sir Thomas Asher. Also missing: an antique silver wine cooler looted by British soldiers before they burned the White House during the War of 1812.
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"Sweetbitter meets The Nightingale in this page-turner about a woman who returns to her family's ancestral vineyard in Burgundy to study for her Master of Wine test, and uncovers a lost diary, a forgotten relative, and a secret her family has been keeping since WWII"-- Provided by publisher.
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256 pages : maps ; 23 cm.
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After discovering the body of a prominent wine merchant near her Virginia vineyard, Lucie Montgomery helps a family friend by traveling to California, where she teams up with Quinn Santori in a deadly game involving a vengeful killer.
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398 pages ; 23 cm
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When a tornado rips through Montgomery Estate Vineyard, it not only destroys some of Lucie Montgomery's newest grapevines, it also unearths an old grave. When the corpse is identified as a former business associate of Lucie's father, he quickly becomes the prime suspect. To make matters worse, Lucie's winemaker is accused of abusing migrant workers, and a Civil War re-enactor is shot with live ammunition on her property. As Lucie pieces together the...
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386 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"Mackenzie Dienes has a beautiful home, close friends and a successful career as an elite winemaker with her in-laws' winery. Everything in her life is tied to her husband: his mother is the closest thing to a mom that she's ever had, their home is on the family compound, his sister is her best friend. So when she and her husband admit their marriage is over, her pain goes beyond heartbreak. She's on the brink of losing her job, her home, her friends...
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355 pages ; 21 cm
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"Mallory Graham is returning home to the heat and vines of Southern California in search of the peace she can't find in the city. Her parents' vineyard is an escape for tourists, but full of mixed memories for Mallory. It may also be the one place she can find the forgiveness she seeks. But can things ever go back to the way they once were -- in the days before that long, hot, heartbreaking summer? Growing up, it was Mallory and Kelly. Kelly and Mallory....
16) Bitter roots
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Wine country mystery volume 12
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323 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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English
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Vineyard owner Lucie Montgomery's upcoming wedding to winemaker Quinn Santori is threatened by diseased grapevines, a catastrophic storm and the discovery of a dead body. But what especially troubles Lucie is why the victim had secretly arranged to meet Quinn - and whether Lucie's soon-to-be husband knows something he's not telling her.
17) Mum & Dad
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324 pages ; 24 cm
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"It's been 25 years since Gus and Monica left England to start a new life in Spain, building a vineyard and wine business from the ground up. However, when Gus suffers a stroke and their idyllic Mediterranean life is thrown into upheaval, it's left to their three grown-up children in London to step in . . . Sebastian is busy running his company with his wife, Anna, who's never quite seen eye-to-eye with her mother-in-law. Katie, a successful solicitor...
18) Drunk on love
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384 pages ; 22 cm
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"Margot Noble needs some relief from the stress of running the family winery with her brother. Enter Luke: sexy, charming, and best of all in the too-small world of Napa, a stranger. The chemistry between them is undeniable, and Margot is delighted that she lucked into the perfect one-night stand she'll never have to see again. That is, until the winery's newest hire, Luke, walks in the next morning. Margot is determined to keep things purely professional,...
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398 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
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When Lucie Montgomery finds the body of prominent wine merchant Paul Noble hanging from a beam in his art studio near her Virginia vineyard, she is unwittingly dragged into Noble's murky past. Once a member of the secret "Mandrake Society," Noble might have aided in a cover-up of the deaths of a disabled man and a beautiful young biochemist involved in classified government research forty years ago. A seemingly innocent favor for an old friend of...
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"When Jamison Vaughn --Virginia real estate mogul, vineyard owner, and failed US presidential candidate --drives his gold SUV into a stone pillar at the entrance to Montgomery Estate Vineyard, Lucie Montgomery is certain the crash was deliberate. But everyone else in town is equally sure that Jamie must have lost control of the SUV on a rain-slicked country road. In spite of being saddled with massive campaign debts from the election, Jamie is seemingly...
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