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Authenticity of ‘Jefferson bottles’ takes yet another hit
The bizarre tale of the supposed “Jefferson bottles” and the man who claims to have discovered them has taken another twist, according to this story from Decanter.com.
Suffice to say two very, very rich people are engaging in the legal equivalent of a death match over these are-they-counterfeit-or-not bottles, and the rest of us have front-row seats. In the end — if not already — the battle will sully the reputations of some of the wine industry’s most influential icons — those with names such as Broadbent, Parker, Shanken, who at various times, through words and actions, seemed to vouch for the authenticity of the Jefferson bottles.
Stay tuned …
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By Arthur, winesooth.com
June 12, 2008 1:49 PM | Link to this
Ah… to be so rich as to spend money on undrinkable wine! It’s one thing to shell out up to $10,000 for a bottle of wine that you will be able to drink (AND enjoy) in the course of your lifetime. It’s another to blow obscene fortunes (that would put several kids through college) on wine that has not been drinkable for 200 years (presuming its authenticity, of course).