The Wine Auction of the Century (!)

by Jack

December 7, 2009 at 5:54 pm
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“Best of the decade” lists are dropping fast and thick these days, but the BBC is heralding the continuing wine auction at La Tour d’Argent as the wine auction of the century.

Over the last decade the restaurant, which was used as a location reference in Ratatouille, lost two of its three Michelin stars. By selling off an estimated £1 million of its £22.5 million wine cellar it hopes to free up capital to reinvest in its kitchen, build fans amongst younger diners, and make room for more modern vintages.

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  1. Jared

    on December 8, 2009 at 12:09 pm

    Note: the father of the current owner was killed by the loss of the second star. Losing a star is grounds for suicide. I can’t believe Tour d’Argent is still going…