The best terroir in the world doesn’t mean anything if a pallet of wine is left cooking on a tarmac.
, Zachys’ insurance provider, Federal Insurance Company, had filed a complaint in federal court alleging, “During the course of transportation, handling and/or storage by defendants … the shipment sustained damage, including but not limited to damage caused by exposure to excessive temperatures, which rendered the wine unfit for intended distribution, sale and end usage.
Zachys president Jeff Zacharia told the magazine that the wine was on route from an unnamed private cellar with plans to potentially sell the bottles at auction. He also said it wasn’t hard to determine something went wrong. “First we inspect the wines visually and do a temperature check,” which includes looking at temperature trackers across the entire route, he was quoted as saying. “When these were reviewed, we saw that the wine had been subjected to high levels of heat.
As expected, Connoisseur International Distribution is not happy about the situation. “Zachys' insurer had only ever made contact once and never replied to the email sent back to them," company director Nick Terry told. “We can advise that our lawyers and indeed insurers will defend any formal action robustly.”
For its part, Zachys said its insurer had already covered the losses; the lawsuit was Federal Insurance attempting to get compensation from the shippers. However, for wine drinkers, this story offers another takeaway: Modern technology and logistics may make it easy to take wines from places like Australia or South Africa for granted, but you shouldn’t overlook the extent of their journey.
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