Blood of the Vine
Benjamin Lebel, an internationally-acclaimed wine expert, finds himself helping the local police inspector on cases combining murders and Grand Crus.

Benjamin Lebel, an internationally-acclaimed wine expert, finds himself helping the local police inspector on cases combining murders and Grand Crus.
Benjamin reluctantly agrees to meet with a business partner to discuss an appraisal of a failing estate, but is not immediately aware of the estate's tumultuous history.
A determined author insists on having Benjamin's old articles from his youth published, but soon after dies in a suspicious hit-and-run accident.
An unknown body is discovered in a vat containing a batch of wine; a discovery that seems intended to ruin the reputation of the estate's owner.