Benjamin Wallace visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book "The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine." This event took place on June 6, 2008, as part of the Authors@Google series. In 1985, at a heated auction by Christie's of London, a 1787 bottle of Château Lafite Bordeaux—one of a cache of bottles unearthed in a bricked-up Paris cellar and supposedly owned by Thomas Jefferson—went for $156,000 to a member of the Forbes family. The discoverer of the bottle was pop-band manager turned wine collector Hardy Rodenstock, who had a knack for finding extremely old and exquisite wines. But rumors about the bottle soon arose. Why wouldn't Rodenstock reveal the exact location where it had been found? Was it part of a smuggled Nazi hoard? Or did his reticence conceal an even darker secret? Benjamin Wallace has written for GQ, Food & Wine, and Philadelphia, where he was the executive editor. He lives in Brooklyn. Visit...
Neal Rosenthal visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book "Reflections of a Wine Merchant." This event took place on June 13, 2008, as part of the Authors@Google series. In...
Author Keith Raffel discusses his book "Dot Dead: A Silicon Valley Mystery" as a part of the Authors@Google series. This event took place on July 24, 2007 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA.
Much to his annoyance, Judge Condon's wife Grace has a boyfriend named Wally Donaldson. Condon tries to prove that he is all wrong for her. He invites Wally for a glass of wine which he tells him...
Born and raised in Monterey, California, it was only natural that Alpana Singh would develop an interest in wine. The thirty-one year old currently serves as the Director of Wine and Spirits for...
Author Keith Raffel discusses his book "Dot Dead: A Silicon Valley Mystery" as a part of the Authors@Google series. This event took place on July 24, 2007 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA.
Gail Segalis and her new boyfriend have just returned home from a trip to Europe. To celebrate their one week anniversary, Gail uncorks an expensive bottle of wine. To her surprise, there's...