Vintage: A Novel

The &quot;spellbinding debut&quot; (<i>Library Journal</i>, starred review) about a food journalist's desperate attempt to save his career - and possibly, his marriage - through an epic quest that leads him from Burgundy through Russia, tracking an infamous bottle of wine.<br><br>Good ingredients, an open heart, a dash of tenacity, and a pinch of courage...<br> <br>Food journalist, wine connoisseur, and onetime bestselling writer Bruno Tannenbaum has long believed these are the elements of a full life. The rest will take care of itself. But lately, nothing's going right for Bruno. His career is floundering, he's separated from his wife drinking his way through a dwindling bank account, certain all that's left of life is a downward slope into obscurity.<br> <br>Then Bruno stumbles upon a clue leading to a &quot;lost&quot; wine vintage, one of the many bottles stolen and smuggled out of France during WWII, now worth a small fortune and sought after by wine collectors throughout the world. Finding this bottle could be the key to restoring Bruno's career - maybe even writing his comeback novel. But his discovery is not a secret for long; word spreads, nefarious characters interested in the bottle start appearing at every turn, so Bruno scrapes together his final resources, calls in favors he may ultimately regret and sets off.<br> <br>From a raucous wedding in Moldova to the rolling hills of Burgundy and the graying walls of a Russian prison, <i>Vintage</i> is a &quot;delicious&quot; (<i>Chicago Tribune</i>) food-filled debut about making one last effort to follow your dreams.