![]() The Billionaire’s Vinegar, written by Benjamin Wallace in 2008, is still supposed to be made into a film with Matthew McConaughy. In Vino VeritasĪn image of Hardy Rodenstock from .Īnd this is where a book and a documentary film come into play. Next, look for a Château-Neuf-du- Pape, and, failing that, to see if there were a bottle of Moulin-à-Vent on the list. When dining out, my father counseled my husband to first look for a reasonably priced Burgundy. There were many, many other once-accessible estates that are now simply collected by über-wealthy people who most likely won’t even drink them. An off-year Château Yquem, you might get a sniff at some pricey wine tasting. Even Bordeaux, which are now VSOQ (Very Special Occasion Quaffs), were within reach. ![]() And even DRCs were in an earthly price range. ![]() ![]() If you were interested in wine and did not have a lot to spend, in the 1960s and 1970s you could, for not too much money, discover the almost mystical world of French Burgundy, the greatest of which have been described as “an iron fist in a velvet glove.” Perhaps the most famous examples are the wines from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, lovingly referred to by their fans as DRCs. ![]()
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