Blind Tasting

Can you plagiarize the work of another species? Could a dog's nose be trained to be a better judge of wine than any human wine critic? Pursuing this improbable quest unwittingly leads hotshot computer hacker Cory Wilder and his friends (biochemist Dawn Hawking and gearhead Rob Valentine) into exciting and perilous encounters with legendary wineries, passionate winemakers and world-renowned wine critics. Set in Silicon Valley, Napa and Sonoma, Blind Tasting tracks Cory and his friends through a virtuosity of problem solving, brilliant antics, sexual rivalries and possible ruin. Is the world of the winerati about to change forever -- or will Cory and his friends lose their way, each other, and their beloved dog?A romantic high-tech wine caper and an unabashed celebration of curiosity, Blind Tasting is a genre-bending ultra-contemporary novel about geeks who crave both science and love.