Meet Woody Robins, a bon vivant, devil-may-care wine guru who specialises in investigatory work involving rare artefacts of a vinous nature. Amidst the backdrop of world-famous Napa, California wine country, and upbeat, cosmopolitan city by the bay San Francisco, Woody finds he’s bitten off more than he can chew when hired by a wealthy grape grower to retrieve his stolen, rare, priceless, large bottle of red Burgundy that once belonged to the French emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte. Tested by a colourful cast of characters, deceit, blackmail, intrigue, dealings with the mob, and even murder ensue. With the help of his dosy boyhood chum, girlfriend, aunt, and detective buddy with San Francisco’s finest, he eventually manages to unravel the case, but not before he learns a thing or two about himself.