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The Great Loire Valley Wine Conspiracy

An American volunteers to pour wine at a small-town French festival and finds himself navigating an increasingly complicated web of rivalries, alliances, and delicate diplomatic relationships. At least, that's how it looked to him. Everyone else seemed to be having a perfectly lovely afternoon.

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