{"product_id":"9781760893132-secondhand-stalins-wine-cellar","title":"Stalin's Wine Cellar","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: John Baker\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 336\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe adventure of a lifetime to buy Stalin's secret multimillion dollar wine cellar located in Georgia; it is the Raiders of the Lost Ark of wine.  In the late 1990s, John Baker   was known as a purveyor of quality rare and old wines. Always entrepreneurial   and up for adventure, he was the perfect person for an occasional business   partner to approach with a mysterious wine list that was   foreign to anything John, or his second-in-command, Kevin Hopko, had ever   come across.    The list was discovered to be a   comprehensive catalogue of the wine collection of Nicholas II, the last Tsar   of Russia. The wine had become the property of the state after the Russian   Revolution of 1918, during which Nicholas and his entire family were   executed. Now owned by Stalin, the wine was discreetly removed to a remote   Georgian winery when Stalin was concerned the advancing Nazi army might   overrun Russia, and inevitably loot artefacts and treasures. Half a century   later, the wine was rumoured to be hidden underground and off any known map.   John and Kevin embarked on an   audacious, colourful and potentially dangerous journey to Georgia to discover   if the wines actually existed; if the bottles were authentic and whether the   entire collection could be bought and transported to a major London auction   house for sale.    Stalin's Wine   Cellar is a   wild, sometimes rough ride in the glamorous world of high-end wine. From Double Bay Sydney to Tbilisi Georgia, via the streets of Paris, the vineyards of Bordeaux and iconic Ch teau d'Yquem. A multimillion dollar cellar and a breathtaking collection of wine   (and one very expensive broken bottle) is the elusive treasure. The cast of   characters include Stalin, Hitler, Tsar Nicholas II and a motley bunch of   Georgian businessmen\/cowboys toting handguns, in the early days of Russian   business development that led to the world of Putin and oligarchs.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44194087305435,"sku":"9781760893132-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9781760893132-us-300.jpg?v=1690266399","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781760893132-secondhand-stalins-wine-cellar","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}