The Tangled Influence of Wine in California Tales of Murder, Greed, and Arson

Published: Oct. 10, 2015, 11:59 p.m.

b'Show #105, Hour 2 | Guest: Frances Dinkelspiel is is an award-winning author and journalist. The San Francisco Chronicle and the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association both named it a Best Book of the Year. Towers of Gold was also a finalist for the Northern California Book Awards. A graduate of Stanford University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Frances started her reporting career at the Syracuse Newspapers in upstate New York and later moved to the San Jose Mercury News. | Show Summary: Author Frances Dinkelspiel discusses her personal connection to California\\u2019s wine industry, and the shocking case of arson that ruined lives, businesses, and cost millions.'