Australian owner 'shocked and numb' after losing a third of his flagship Velvet Glove shiraz
More than $1m (�613,000) of fine wine was destroyed after a forklift in Australia dropped a container smashing most of the bottles. Sparky Marquis of Mollydooker Wines says he's "gut-wrenched, shocked and numb" after losing a third of his flagship Velvet Glove shiraz. All but one of the 462 US-bound cases was destroyed in the accident. Each bottle sells for $200. Marquis said on Friday that when workers opened up the dropped container, "it was like a murder scene. There was red everywhere." He said the wine was fully insured. The accident will also affect the wine market in Australia.
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/22/shiraz-wine-destroyed-in-accident
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