Nectar of the Gods

had rated Macquarie Hawke Coonawarra shiraz ninety-eight points out of a hundred and given it as a `best buy' and it was now flying off the shelves. Sarah Bennett, owner of Cornerstone Wine Imports in Georgia USA, is facing a tough time financially after two of her wine distributors have gone into bankruptcy. She is proud of her wines and is hopeful of a good recommendation from wine critic Sam Somers known as the world's leading authority on Australian wine, but SamThe story switches from Georgia in the USA to South Australia, and moves at a good pace. Sarah Bennett is an interesting protagonist. At the end of several chapters she is in a situation from which there is obviously no way she can survive, and heart in mouth you start the next chapter to find that she has miraculously managed to escape her fate - very reminiscent of the Flash Gordon films I watched in my early teens.As a wine lover, and I found this a fascinating book. Apart from the mystery I enjoyed the information on the blending of grapes that produce the different wines.An amazing debut, ingenious plot - fast paced, with a fascinating insight into wine making.------Lizzie Hayes