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The Riesling Retribution (2009)

by Ellen Crosby(Favorite Author)

3.71 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1416551689 (ISBN13: 9781416551683)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Scribner Book Company

series

Wine Country Mysteries

review 1: In the 4th book of the Wine Country Mysteries, Riesling takes center stage. Riesling is one of my favorite wings and perhaps that's why I nudged my rating up to 4 stars! Lucie Montgomery is the owner of the Montgomery Estate Vineyard that is located in Virginia. She has given her approval to Civil War reenactors to use an open field near the vineyard for a reenactment of the Battle of Ball's Bluff. A tornado rips through the vineyard and unearths a grave. Who killed the man in the grave? Was it a relative of Lucie's? How much damage did the tornado cause to the vineyard? Why won't the Riesling "make"? Lots going on including a discussion about ice wine (which I've found to be a tasty but bit pricey treat). I really enjoy the characters. Lots going on in the Montgomery fam... moreily. Smoothly written. Lots of information about vineyards and civil war history in Virginia. Never a dull and boring moment.
review 2: This is the latest in this series of mysteries dealing with the wine making industry in Virginia. The relationships among the central characters were less interesting to me in this book because they were so predictable. What is compelling about this series continues to be the history of the area woven into the story line. I am reminded how narrow/elitist/focused on the northeast my American history education was. less

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