by Phillip Sherwell
New York: For the New York (click here) high-flyers who entrusted their vintage wines to a high-tech Manhattan storage cellar, 24-hour security and a video surveillance system seemed to guarantee the safety of their treasured bottles.
But several wealthy oenophiles are now suing the WineCare warehouse because they have not been allowed access to their Bollinger, Barolo and Chateauneuf-du-Pape for several months. Some even fear their multi-million-dollar collections may have been destroyed.
The case, in which a New York bankruptcy court will hear the latest motion on Tuesday, is one of the less-known consequences of the devastating impact of Superstorm Sandy, which struck the city last October....
