Jump to content

  • Welcome to the eG Forums, a service of the eGullet Society for Culinary Arts & Letters. The Society is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the culinary arts. These advertising-free forums are provided free of charge through donations from Society members. Anyone may read the forums, but to post you must create a free account.

Biggest Restaurant Wine Bill

Andy Lynes x

By Andy Lynes x
in Wine

 Share

Recommended Posts

Andy Lynes x

Andy Lynes x

Posted
Posted

Have you read this story about the biggest restaurant drinks bill in history (allegedly). It was run  up at Gordon Ramsays Petrus restaurant in St James in London. The party of 6 were drinking Chateau Petrus 45,46,and 47. I was talking to a local wine merchant who doubted that they would  even have enjoyed the bottles that much, at that age they would be very delicate specimens with very little fruit left. Apparently the 46 is an oddity from a bad vintage only of interest to real Petrus fanatics. Has anyone tried these wines or similar?

You can read the article at http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story=84075      

-----

Andy Lynes

www.alynes.freeserve.co.uk

eGullet.com Community Coordinator UK

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Fat Guy

Fat Guy

Posted
Posted

What a hoot. 44,007 english pounds drinks bill.  That made my day.

Steven A. Shaw aka "Fat Guy"
Co-founder, Society for Culinary Arts & Letters, sshaw@egstaff.org
Proud signatory to the eG Ethics code
Director, New Media Studies, International Culinary Center (take my food-blogging course)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
 Share
Go to topic listing
×
×
  • Create New...