Mostrando resultados por autor "Jean NOEL" en Todas las categorías

Benjamin Cooker is a renowned winemaker and critic turned gentleman detective who sets out to find who is trying to take down the prestigious grand cru Moniales Haut-Brion. Is it negligence or sabotage? Who would want to target this esteemed vintner? Cooker and his assistant Virgile Lanssien search the city and the vineyards for answers, giving listeners and inside view of this famous wine region. Treachery in Bordeaux is the first of the 20-book Winemaker Detective series.

A business magnate calls on wine expert Benjamin Cooker to kick-start his new wine business in Beaujolais, sparking bitter rivalries. Can the Winemaker Detective and his assistant keep calculating real estate agents, taciturn winegrowers, dubious wine merchants, and suspicious deaths from delaying delivery of the world-famous Beaujolais Nouveau?

When world-renowned wine expert Benjamin Cooker's elderly father needs him most, the erudite consultant and his dashing assistant Virgile Lanssien are called away to Burgundy to orchestrate the harvest. More than just picking grapes, the Winemaker Detective must keep a delicate balance between an old-time vintner and his heir as a catastrophic hailstorm endangers some of France's most celebrated wines. Adding insult to injury, the brutal and mysterious murder of a grape picker sends shock waves through the winemaking world.

France's top wine expert Benjamin Cooker sets off to enjoy the delights of Vienna, a romantic ride down the Danube, a gourmand's visit to Budapest, and a luxury train through the enchanting Hungarian countryside. All too soon, stolen wallets, disappearing passports, guides who are a bit too obliging, and murder mar the trip. Meanwhile, in Bordeaux, Cooker's handsome assistant Virgile faces an annoying rival and a mildew crisis in the vineyards just as Cooker's lab technician is the victim of a mugging.

Disaster strikes the vineyards in Alsace. Vintners are tense and old grudges surface. The Winemaker Detective's reputation is on the line as he must find the cause before the late harvest starts. Winter is in the air in Alsace and local customs are sowing trouble, piquing the curiosity of the famous winemaker from Bordeaux, Benjamin Cooker. While the wine expert and his assistant Virgile settle into their hotel in the old city of Colmar, distinguished vineyards are attacked. Is it revenge?

A small town holds fiercely on to its secrets. In the heart of Gascony, a fire ravages the warehouse of one of Armagnac's top estates, killing the master distiller. Wine expert Benjamin Cooker is called in to estimate the value of the losses. But Cooker and his assistant, Virgile, want to know more. How did the old alembic explode? Was it really an accident? Why is the estate owner, Baron de Castayrac, penniless? How legal are his dealings?

One winter day in Paris, renowned wine critic Benjamin Cooker's world gets turned upside down when his car gets highjacked. He loses his treasured tasting notebook and his feeling of safety. To recover, he retreats to the region around Tours, sure that the wine and off-season calm will restore is sense of self. There a flamboyant British dandy, a spectacular blue-eyed blond, a zealous concierge and touchy local police disturb his well-deserved rest.

The heirs to one of the oldest Cognac estates in France face a hostile takeover by foreign investors. Renowned wine expert Benjamin Cooker is called in to audit the books. In what he thought was a sleepy provincial town, he is stonewalled, crosses paths with his first love, and stands up to high-level state officials keen on controlling the buyout. Meanwhile irresistible Virgile mingles with the local population until a drowning changes the stakes.

Fine wines, dirty secrets. It's summer in Bordeaux. There's a heat wave, the vineyards are suffering, vintners are on edge, and wine expert Benjamin Cooker's daughter is visiting. A tragic car accident draws the winemaker detective and his assistant, Virgile, into a case where the stakes are very personal.

After Treachery in Bordeaux, and Grand Cru Heist, our Winemaker Detective leaves his native Bordeaux to go to Burgundy for a dream wine tasting trip to France's other key wine-making region. Between Beaune, Dijon and Nuits-Saint-Georges, it turns into a troubling nightmare when he stumbles upon a mystery revolving around messages from another era. What do they mean? What dark secrets from the deep past are haunting the Clos de Vougeot? Does blood need to be shed to sharpen people's memory?

A serial killer is on the loose in Bordeaux. A local chief detective calls wine expert Benjamin Cooker to the crime scene of a brutal murder. The killer has left a strange calling card: 12 wine glasses lined up in a semi-circle with the first one filled with wine. Cooker is charged with the task of identifying the fabulous grand cru and is astonished by what he learns. A second victim is found, with two glasses filled. Is the killer intentionally leaving clues about his victims and his motives?

Wine expert Benjamin Cooker travels to the French capital, where he is called to help care for some vineyards in Montmartre, a neighborhood full of memories for him. He stops in on an old friend. Arthur Solacroup left the Foreign Legion to open a wine shop good enough to be in the Cooker Guide. But an attempted murder brings the past back into the present. But which past? The winemaker detective and his assistant, Virgile, want to know more, and their investigation leads them from the sands of Djibouti to the vineyards of Côte du Rhône.

¿Cómo logró el hijo de unos pobres inmigrantes eslovacos, criado en Pittsburgh, convertirse en el artista más famoso de su generación? ¿De qué manera pasó de ser un niño enfermizo, víctima del acoso de sus compañeros de clase, a erigirse en padre del pop art? ¿Es Warhol un genio del arte contemporáneo?

"Historias de crecimiento" es un podcast para personas creativas, empáticas, con hambre de conocimiento y con mentalidad en expansión. Cada semana te traigo a un invitado que nos va a contar a ti y a mí cómo ha evolucionado, cómo la ha cagado y cómo usa la inteligencia artificial en su proyecto para tomar buenas decisiones. Porque el éxito sin el fracaso, solo sería un cuento de hadas. Soy Jean Noel Saunier, Co-funder de Growth Hacking Course. Bienvenido a Historias de Crecimiento. Coge asiento, que empezamos. #IA #Inteligencia artificial #chatgpt"

En panne d'idée pour jouer en famille sur du jeu de plateau ou partager du jeu vidéo avec vos enfants ? Papa, à quoi on joue est fait pour vous ! Des bons plans à partager en masse pour avoir mille et une bonnes raisons de jouer avec vos enfants… Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Quand on est parent et qu'on aime les jeux-vidéo, un problème se pose : celui du temps. Nous vous proposons chaque mois un ou deux jeu sur lequel nous avons passé du temps libre afin que vous puissiez aussi le faire en étant certain de passer du quality time ! Pourquoi si peu de jeux par mois ? simplement parce qu'un papa ou une maman a rarement le temps de faire un jeu EN ENTIER par mois, donc pas la peine d'en proposer plus ! La sortie des nouveaux numéros se fait pendant la première semaine du mois (selon le temps que ma fille et mon fils me laissent). J'espère que vous apprécierez....

« L'oiseau le plus romantique du monde est l'albatros hurleur. Chez lui, tout est vastitude : ses ailes - 3,50 mètres d'envergure -, ses voyages - il passe son temps à sillonner la mer -, sa longévité exceptionnelle - jusqu'à quatre-vingts ans -, ses sentiments amoureux. Les albatros nous donnent une leçon de couple pour éviter l'échec amoureux : il faut choyer la liberté de l'autre. S'éloigner temporairement, éprouver le manque, afin de mieux se retrouver dans une attirance toujours renouvelée...

Sophie Lecomte et le Père Jean-François Noël explorent des sujets de société à travers le prisme de la psychologie et de la spiritualité. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.