Owner of posh NYC wine shop demanded discounts on prize French booze in bizarre deal to sell store
The former owner of New York City’s now-defunct Chelsea Wine Shop demanded steep discounts on exorbitantly priced vintage French wines as part of a bizarre and ill-fated business sale deal, The Washington Post has learned. Police said Michael Gancarz was arrested last month on suspicion of theft and trespass after he showed up at his […]
Chelsea Wine store owner looks dapper in court appearance for allegedly stealing vintages from own shop
The smartly dressed owner of a Chelsea wine store made a second appearance in Manhattan Criminal Court on Wednesday after being arrested on suspicion of stealing vintage wine from his high-end store. Michael Gancarz was handcuffed at the popular wine shop at 60 Ninth Avenue on Father’s Day last year, wearing a custom-made blue striped […]
World’s oldest wine discovered in ancient Roman burial site
The world’s oldest known wine bottle was recently discovered in a Roman cemetery in southern Spain, according to a study published this week. The wine is kept in glass jars inside an ancient mausoleum in the Andalusian town of Carmona, where it has remained untouched for almost 2,000 years. A jar containing a reddish liquid. […]
‘We Almost Froze’: Archaeologists Discover Urn With Oldest Liquid Wine And Cremated Remains
A team of archaeologists in southern Spain discovered the oldest known wine in the world in a collection of urns that also contained cremation remains and a gold ring, a study published Sunday read. Archaeologists happened upon the approximately two-millennia-old wine when they unearthed a tomb in Carmona in 2019, according to the study published […]
Gen Z is ditching traditional investments for classic cars, sneakers and wine – Fox Business
Barron’s Roundtable discusses reports that Gen Z is actively seeking retirement. For many years, many Americans have believed that traditional stock and bond investing was the best way to build wealth. But a growing generational gap is emerging between affluent millennials and Gen Z, who are abandoning longstanding investment habits for portfolios centered on collectibles […]
Feds grill ex-workers from NYC wine shop Sherry-Lehmann
The federal government is on the brink of wrapping up a years-long investigation into the iconic wine shop Shelley Lehmann and may bring charges against its former owners for cheating customers out of vintage wines, according to information obtained by The Washington Post. Investigators from the FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service have been […]
True Greatness: Rory McIlroy Shows Up To RBC Canadian Open Hungover Off Wine And Still Shoots Elite 66
It’s just Rory doing Rory things. Rory McIlroy said Thursday he played in the first round of the RBC Canadian Open with a hangover after drinking wine, then confessed he was celebrating his caddie’s birthday the night before the tournament began. McIlroy got off to a slow start, not scoring a single birdie in the […]
Orange wine: why sales of the seductive new taste of summer are soaring | Wine
ohOn an early summer evening, customers gather at the bar. orange Wines in a variety of hues, from light gold to deep amber, are available by the glass: Sicilian Cataratto with its ripe yellow fruit aromas and salty flavors, juicy and sparkling Slovakian Pinot Gris, or a minerally blend of indigenous grapes from Italy’s Lazio […]
Hundreds of ancient mammoth bones unearthed in Austrian wine cellar
Hundreds of ancient mammoth bones have been discovered beneath a wine cellar in Austria, in what experts have called an “archaeological sensation”. Andreas Pernerstorfer from Gobelsburg discovered the giant bone while renovating his wine cellar in March. Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) It was announced on Wednesday. Archaeologists who took over work at the site […]
Cavaliers superfan LeBron James drank wine and left early as Cleveland lost to Boston
As the NBA playoffs progress, games often include more and more celebrities making courtside cameos in each round. And while Cleveland is not New York in that respect (and many others), it still drew some famous faces when the Cavaliers played New York. boston celtics In Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, actor mark […]