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The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine
The Billionaire's Vinegar The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine
Author: Benjamin Wallace
Suspenseful, witty, and thrillingly strange, this work delivers the vintage tale of what could be a most elaborate con. — It was the most expensive bottle of wine ever sold. In 1985, a 1787 bottle of Chateau Lafite Bordeaux -- one of a cache unearthed in a bricked-up Paris cellar and supposedly owned by Thomas Jefferson -- sold at auction for $15...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780307338778
ISBN-10: 0307338770
Publication Date: 5/13/2008
Pages: 319
Rating:
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 17 ratings
Publisher: Crown
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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Very interesting - good read for those interested in wine and collecting vintage wines.
littlegirl avatar reviewed The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine on + 37 more book reviews
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This book was incredibly researched and the topic was very interesting. However, the story unfolds VERY slowly and is loaded with a lot of detail that seemed unnecessary to the story. It seemed like the story could have been effectively told in a long magazine article, not an entire book.

I have an "unpostable" copy of the book that i'm happy to send for free if you're interested. The pages are fine and the book is intact, but the cover is a bit ratty.
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