G24 Book Review of Nose by James Conaway
Name of Book: Nose Author: James Conaway ISBN: 9781250006844 Publisher: St. Martin's Press, Thomas Dune Books Type of book: 2000s, wine, Napa Valley, California, mystery, "romance" old school vs new school Year it was published: 2013 Summary: Bonfire of the Vanities meets Sideways—a saga of secrets, family, and a mystery bottle of wine that could change everything foreverIn a gorgeous wine valley in northern California, the economic downturn has put a number of dreams on hold. But above it all is esteemed critic Clyde Craven-Jones, a man whose ego nearly surpasses his substantial girth. As the novel opens he blind taste-tastes a sampling of Cabernets and to his confounded delight discovers one worthy of his highest score (a 20, on the Craven-Jones-on-wine scale), an accolade he's never before awarded. But the bottle has no origin—and that's a problem for a renowned critic. An investigation into the mystery Cabernet commences, lead by the c...