Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Most Expensive 'Wine Spill' Ever

An expensive drop ... Bottles of 2010 Mollydooker Velvet Glove (McLaren Vale Shiraz) accidentally destroyed in Adelaide. A total of 46 cases at $185 a bottle was sent down the drain. Daily Telegraph
That’s What You Call A Wine Spill: Fork-Lift Truck Drops $1m Of Top Aussie Wine -- Daily Mail
They say there is no point crying over spilt milk.

But when more than $1 million of high-quality Australian wine was spilt everywhere after a forklift dropped a crate of it, its understandable that the owner might have had a tear or two in his eye.

Some 462 cases of 2010 Mollydooker Velvet Glove shiraz — worth 185 Australian dollars was lost when a forklift dropped the consignment, according to a report Friday.

Read more ....

Update:
Million dollar drop as wine tumbles -- Herald Sun

My Comment: This accident happened last year .... and I still get the shivers when I think about it.

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