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The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine
by Benjamin Wallace
from Crown

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Interesting true story told as a thriller
  This is a good read.
  I prefered the first half which was very catching and thrilling. I think the author really did a good job telling these amazing facts in this exciting manner.
  The second half was a little too factual and repetitive. I guess the beginning was too good with the surprise effect ( I didnt know the story) so it would have been hard to hold it on.
  I disagree with the comments regarding the timing of the release. The important is not to know who is right or wrong regarding... more info

• Wine Sleuthing
  Very well researched, well structured and reads like a detective story. Interest for Brits, Europeans and Americans as the story and the characters shuttle back and forth. Many gurus of the wine world play a part and the reader lives the narrative, its twists, turns and surprises, plus some wry humour. After much detailed case work, the story ends rather abruptly and readers will be curious to know what happened to the key players next. A post script to the second edition, perhaps?

• Interesting peek inside the world of rare wines
  This book provides a great look inside the very high end of wine collecting - the people, the history and of course the wines. The author offers up a fascinating portrait of the people whose trade or avocation is the finding, selling and drinking of 100+ year old fine wines; and in the process it tells a riveting tale of intrigue and fakery. The first 80% of this book is absolutely five-star material, but the last 20% kinda falls apart. Not the author's fault that there wasn't a satisfying denouement to the... more info

• Poor vintage
  The true conclusion of this book has yet to be resolved. So like other reviewers I was disappointed at the end of the Billionaires Vinegar when nothing is concluded. The author leaves the reader hanging with an incomplete resolution and a vague summary of where justice does or does not prevail.
  A great deal of this book is filled with irrelevant names of obscure wines and people. It was difficult to remember these names let alone figure out how they fit in to the overall scheme of things.
  More... more info

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