It's classic Dick Francis. A quiet but smart Everyman type of protagonist who finds amazing inner fortitude to win the day. Beach has a lot more self-doubt than most of Francis' heroes, but he does what needs to be done. As in most of the later novels this one is only tangentially related to horse racing. The wine and whiskey business was presented interestingly - I've done tours of distilleries but they don't talk about how it's trucked about. The usual understated dialogue is there, with some dry humor. A good mystery without any plot twists, but good pacing and interesting characters. And no horses die.
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