Someone bought the most expensive bottle of wine in the world at the Summerhill LCBO
Meet the Penfolds Ampoule. Despite appearances, it’s not a bionic robo-arm or a villain’s secret weapon for world-domination. It’s a bottle of Australian wine, albeit one that sells for the price of a suburban starter home. Yesterday, an anonymous (and definitely very, very rich) oenophile shelled out $168,000 to acquire the hand-blown bottle, which was on display in an airtight container in the LCBO at Yonge and Scrivener Square. Inside is an ultra-rare 2004 Kalimna Block 42, made from what are thought to be the oldest continually producing Cabernet Sauvignon vines in the world. Whoever the buyer is, he or she is in for a ceremonious treat when it comes time for a taste test. As explained on the Penfolds website: “[A] senior member of the Penfolds Winemaking team will […] travel to the destination of choice, where the ampoule will be ceremoniously removed from its glass plumb-bob casing and opened using a specially designed, tungsten-tipped, sterling silver scribe-snap.” Naturally. [Toronto Star]
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Meet the Penfolds Ampoule. Despite appearances, it’s not a bionic robo-arm or a villain’s secret weapon for world-domination. It’s a bottle of Australian wine, albeit one that sells for the price of a suburban starter home. Yesterday, an anonymous (and definitely very, very rich) oenophile shelled out $168,000 to acquire the hand-blown bottle, which was on display in an airtight container in the LCBO at Yonge and Scrivener Square. Inside is an ultra-rare 2004 Kalimna Block 42, made from what are thought to be the oldest continually producing Cabernet Sauvignon vines in the world. Whoever the buyer is, he or she is in for a ceremonious treat when it comes time for a taste test. As explained on the Penfolds website: “[A] senior member of the Penfolds Winemaking team will [...] travel to the destination of choice, where the ampoule will be ceremoniously removed from its glass plumb-bob casing and opened using a specially designed, tungsten-tipped, sterling silver scribe-snap.” Naturally. [Toronto Star]){kind=link}
I’m not sure how but I am convinced that it is Rob Fords fault. Rich Torontonians would not be looking for self destructive escapes like over priced booze if our freebasing jerk of a mayor could get his face out of the crack pipe long enough to do something citizens coupld get behind. But No……. Even the richest of us are so depressed they need to wash away our reality with something that has self loathing built into the price tag.
you just need a reason to bash the best Mayor Toronto has ever had? One who doesn’t spend frivolously? Maybe instead of bashing the mayor you should learn to do something more fruitful with your time like make money so you can actually enjoy the finer things in life. People like you are what this world needs to have less off, People who can only talk bad about everyone instead of looking inward and figure out what they can do to help. It wasn’t a self destructive escape, nor was it over priced booze, it was someone enjoying hard earned money any way she or he wanted too, So instead of getting your welfare every month and complaining, go start a business and make money and maybe one day you would dream of such wine.
REALLY FORD get a grip people
Considering that over 80% of humanity struggles to survive on less than $10 a day, this bottle of ridiculous grape juice is an insult. I’m sure that one of the 22,000 children that die daily from poverty feels better about their plight knowing that some smug asshole has the money to throw away to buy this penis extension. And I will add that Rob Ford is not only an international embarrassment, he is fat slob bully with the intellect of a slug. They should make some sort of suburban hillbilly reality program on his freak show family.
I do work and make lots and lots of money, more then I should given that so many people I know work much harder for far less. You should maybe get a good enough paying job or become successful enough you can afford a sense of humour.
Oh wait. Ford supporter = there is no hope for you in any aspect of life.