Copyright © 2008,2009 by Benjamin WallaceAll rights reserved.Published in the United States by Three Rivers Press,an imprint oftheCrown Publishing Group,a division ofRandom House,Inc.,New York.www.crownpublishing.comThree Rivers Press and the Tugboat design are registered trademarks of Random House,Inc.Originally published in hardcover in slightly different form in the United Statesby Crown Publishers,an imprint ofthe Crown Publishing Group,a divisionofRandom House,Inc.,New York,in 2008.Library ofCongress Cataloging-in-Publication DataWallace,Benjamin,1968–The Billionaire’s vinegar :the mystery ofthe world’s mostexpensive bottle ofwine / Benjamin Wallace.Includes bibliographical references.1.Wine and wine making—Miscellanea.I.Title.TP548.W2945 2008641.2'223—dc222007031645ISBN 978-0-307-33878-5Printed in the United States ofAmerica
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