I’d like to thank Youssef Mourra for having the idea for me to come to New Zealand and bring my alter ego, Miles, down under. To the many people in New Zealand who helped me, wittingly and unwittingly, to bring this next installment of the Sideways series to life, especially the folks at Prophet’s Rock Winery, where much of the first draft of this book was written. Rick Bleiweiss and Josh Stanton of Blackstone for believing in the continuation of this story. Madeline Hopkins, my inestimable and assiduous editor. Ananda Finwall for setting me straight on commas and more. To Kate Saeed and Marco Mannone for providing me some crucial early ideas. To the legion of Sideways fans who inspire me to keep writing, and to Alexander Payne, who made this writer’s dream come true. And last, and hugely, to Joy Murphy, without whose support this novel never would have happened.