Firefighters Called to Save 420-Gallon Bottle of Red Wine

[laylalex 7,247]

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In late January, six firefighters in the Austrian town of Lustenau were dispatched to the restaurant Engel Wang Fu. Instead of a fire or a gas leak or whatever you might expect from a restaurant that needs the fire department, the reason for the call was not that: Instead, it was a leaky bottle of wine, per The Drinks Business. While Engel Wang Fu is known in part for its variety of decently-reviewed Chinese and Japanese food, the restaurant is perhaps best known for its absolutely gargantuan wine bottle. Alas, the near-10-foot-tall behemoth was leaking.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3a8p8v/firefighters-called-to-save-420-gallon-bottle-of-red-wine

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

33 minutes ago, laylalex said:

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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3a8p8v/firefighters-called-to-save-420-gallon-bottle-of-red-wine

So is it French wine?

[90DayFinancier 910]

27 minutes ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

So is it French wine?

Austrian.

 

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

59 minutes ago, 90DayFinancier said:

Austrian.

 

Ok, well I surprised she posted this because she sure does love her French wine.

[laylalex 7,247]

I do love French wine. 🥰

 

And Californian wine, and Spanish wine, and Italian wine, and English wine (it exists, and some of it is even good), and Portuguese wine...  

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

12 minutes ago, laylalex said:

I do love French wine. 🥰

 

And Californian wine, and Spanish wine, and Italian wine, and English wine (it exists, and some of it is even good), and Portuguese wine...  

You should try some Argentinean wine..... Now that is some good wine

[laylalex 7,247]

32 minutes ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

You should try some Argentinean wine..... Now that is some good wine

Oh yes, that too! I love a good Malbec.🍷

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

2 minutes ago, laylalex said:

Oh yes, that too! I love a good Malbec.🍷

I found a good Argentinean Malbec and it was only $20 a bottle. I ended up buying a couple bottles after I drank the first one. I thought it was going to be just Ok but it ended up being pretty good. 

 

I am the king of finding a good bottle of wine between $20-40 a bottle

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

2 hours ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

I found a good Argentinean Malbec and it was only $20 a bottle. I ended up buying a couple bottles after I drank the first one. I thought it was going to be just Ok but it ended up being pretty good. 

 

I am the king of finding a good bottle of wine between $20-40 a bottle

$17 for 3L of wine is a good price to pay.

[90DayFinancier 910]

12 hours ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

I found a good Argentinean Malbec and it was only $20 a bottle. I ended up buying a couple bottles after I drank the first one. I thought it was going to be just Ok but it ended up being pretty good. 

 

I am the king of finding a good bottle of wine between $20-40 a bottle

 

 

Argentina Malbecs are really stars and a great value and have not gone crazy with their reputation.

 

The French lost the vine in the 19th Century but the clones in the New World were preserved.

 

A few years old, but a good summary.

https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2018/12/the-worlds-best-malbecs

Edit: this is not the article I was thinking of...I will find it.

Edited February 16, 2020 by 90DayFinancier

[Steeleballz 7,550]

    

     The bottle must have a crack somewhere, plus they drilled down through the cork to vent the bottle and they are still going to let them sell the remaining wine?  I'm not sure I'd want to be drinking it after all that even if it was free.

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

Great news for all you winos:

 

https://fox17.com/news/nation-world/wine-prices-expected-to-drop-to-its-lowest-levels-in-five-years

 

Looks like those French tariffs are making CA grapes grow faster.

[TBoneTX 43,058]

On 2/16/2020 at 11:08 AM, Steeleballz said:

it was free

Music to the ears.