The Insider: Inside New York’s Exclusive Billionaire Wine Tastings

I stumbled across this on YouTube and at first I was shocked, then I laughed out loud, then I felt really bad that people are paying $3,000 for a wine tasting with this man. If you look closely at the 1:38 mark there are two bottles of Henri Jayer ('59 & '64) that, to my mind look so fake it’s offensive. Maybe the '59 looks like it’s the right glass, and maybe it’s really authentic, I know I’m no expert but the contrast with the dark glass of 64 seems so obvious that I wanted to post here to get others thoughts on this. I noticed one or two more inconsistencies that stood out to me while I watched this, but I thought I’d see if others noticed or maybe even treat it like a game for people.

If he’s the “anti-wine-snob” then does that allow him the freedom to screen out people that might know if he’s giving them inauthentic wines? If you don’t know Sauternes then maybe there’s nothing stopping him from buying the '75 Rieussec & then pouring it into the '75 d’Yquem to charge people huge fees for something that cost 1/10th the price.

There are so many Suckling jokes here. Was this produced by Suckling? When did he realize he was a long lost twin of Suckling? It’s dizzying the possibility of various jokes. I’ll just say, I am 100 points on this Suckling-esque video. Somewhere Suckling is tugging his ascot thinking, man this guy is Gooooooood

And he is a builder…put that wine sanctuary together brick by brick. what an awesome guy!!

And savvy somms will know exactly what we’re doing…ruining a good pinot noir! OMG this is hilarious. This guy must have started in the porn industry.

What kind of monster holds a wine glass like that?

This has to be parody.

I hope so, I really do.

Literally my first thought.

Great collection of empty bottles…reckon where the full ones are?

Ebay stands for “Empty bottles arrived yesterday”.

It isn’t.

It took me a couple of minutes and then I remembered I was seated at the same table with him at an auction a couple of years ago.

Seemed to have limited wine knowledge - he asked me numerous questions throughout the auction.

I really just feel bad for anyone that’s spending their money with him if they think they’re getting an education of access to rare, old (looks like they’re forged) wines.

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I’m looking for that blonde on the Forbes 400 list. Who else, having billions of dollars, would spend money to taste with him?

BTW, doesn’t the glassware look like Libby’s? Picked up at TJ Maxx.

Inside New York’s Exclusive Billionaire Wine Tastings
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That was painful to watch…

I couldn’t finish watching it. “Grotesque” comes to mind.

He wants to teach billionaires about wine, but he can’t be bothered getting a decent hair cut or a suit that fits.
Are you absolutely sure it is not a parody? I don’t have sound on my computer, so I’m missing important cues. One thing that stands out is his apparent attempt to get the lady drunk.

Wait… are the rest of you not drinking your La Tache out of a porron? Monsters, the lot of ya!

Any time I see some service ostensibly targeted at ‘billionaires’ I assume it’s actually lifestyle marketing targeted towards people who wish they had money.

Though, I wish I had money, and yet I also wish I never cross paths with this idiot.

Here is his full bio

Any one read any of his books? Never heard of any of them.

Shame the video cut off right before she tears off that fake mustache and he exclaims, “and I would have gotten away with it if it wasn’t for you!..”