[close] It is the fine detailsthe bouquet, the body, the notes, the finishthat make this book such a lasting pleasure, to be savored and remembered long after the last page is turned. Ben Wallace has told a splendid story just wonderfully, his touch light and deft, his instinct pitch-perfect. Of all the marvelous legends of the wine trade, this curiously unforgettable saga most amply deserves the appellation: a classic.
SIMON WINCHESTER, author of The Professor and the Madman and A Crack in the Edge of the World

The Billionaires Vinegar is the ultimate page-turner. Written with literary intelligence, it has a cast of characters like something out of Fawlty Towers meets The Departed. It takes you into a subculture so deep and delicious, you can almost taste the wine that turns so many seemingly rational people into madmen. It is superb nonfiction.
BUZZ BISSINGER, author of Friday Night Lights

Benjamin Wallace has written for GQ, Food & Wine, The Washington Post, and Philadelphia, where he was the executive editor. He lives in Brooklyn. Visit his website at BenjaminWallace.net." [close]