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Book synopsis

Felix, a tragic orphan, is expelled from school, cast onto the British high street, and forced to make his way in the cut-throat world of wine retail. Thanks to a positive mental attitude, he is soon forging a promising career, his sensual adventures taking him to the vineyards of Italy, South Africa, Bulgaria and Kent. 

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His path to the summit, however, is littered with obstacles. Petty office politics, psychotic managers and the British Board of Wine & Liquor prove challenging enough. But when Felix negotiates the world's biggest Asti Spumante deal, he is plunged into a vicious world of Mafiosi, people smuggling and ruthless multinationals. 

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Part thriller, part self-help manual and part drinking companion, Corkscrew is a humorous satire of neo-liberal capitalism, religious intolerance and the perils of blind tasting.

Finalist in the People's Book Prize 2018

Book details

• Full title: Corkscrew
• Subtitle: The Highly Improbable, but Occasionally True, Tale of a Professional Wine Buyer
• Author: Peter Stafford-Bow
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 392
• EAN: 9781739399948
• ISBN: 1739399943
• ID: 51500806
• Publisher: Vinfare
• Weight: 389 g
• Dimensions: 203 × 127 × 22 mm
• Date of publishing: 18. March 2026

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