The strange case of Acker & Rudy
Monday 14 September 2009
16 Sep – Updated below and see a very interesting light on the subject of authenticating old rare wine on our members' forum.
I must say I'm amazed that there has not been more reaction to the brief Koch goes for Rudy article in Free for all on Friday.
In particular, I'm surprised that readers don't seem to find it strange that Acker Merrall & Condit, the most aggressive New York-based wine auctioneer (now very active in Hong Kong too with its next live auction at the Shangri la Hotel this Saturday), is alleged to have been lending millions...
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