TO BURGUNDY AND BACK AGAIN

A mix between SIDEWAYS and A YEAR IN PROVENCE this is a beautiful story of discovery and adventure on the roads to and from French vineyards. It's also a powerfully emotional story about family and the unexpected ways in which where you came from is never more pronounced than when you're far from home. And always at its heart is Roy's incredible ability to render the flavor and experience of wine on the page, it's certainly a book that will make you thirsty.

Roy Cloud had worked in the wine business for years, watching a huge influx of educated consumers with a seemingly insatiable appetite for wine with "terroir," the inimitable sense of place a wine can convey. Sensing an opportunity, Roy found himself on a hurriedly arranged trip to France to meet with small local winemakers and convince them that he should represent their interests in the growing US import market. While Roy's palette would be challenged in finding the hidden gems of the Loire and Burgundy, his real dilemma was that he didn't speak a word of French. Enter Joe, Roy's older brother. Different from Roy in every respect, Joe had studied in France and was fluent in the language, and most importantly, he was free to join Roy in his search with the resolution that Roy would do the tasting and Joe would do the talking. What could go wrong?