bottle is worth between, i would say, $1,000 to $1,500. it s very special, the aroma is extremely complex, more musk, a little bit of truffle. watching the security video, eddie immediately spots the shorts-clad bandit. i saw his face, and at first i wasn t even suspicious, because i recognized him. he s a customer, a regular customer, and i think he just went crazy. eddie makes a police report, but doesn t stop there. i, first off, called the police, and the second phone call was the tv station, local news, that actually rushed to the store. they really liked the story. this is no amber alert. this is about a stolen bottle of wine. all right. take a good look at him. police want to catch this guy. that s when attorney joseph rosenbaum gets a strange call. i got a call that i should watch the newscast, there was a guy that lifted an expensive bottle of wine, and that i should watch it, i ll be contacted in the next day. sure enough, the lafite
rothschild winds up safely on rosenbaum s desk. i, myself, drove the bottle of wine over there, went into the shop, delivered the bottle of wine, and that was it. rosenbaum asks only that eddie sign a release, stating he won t prosecute the offender and eddie agrees. since the value of the wine was about $1,000, it would be considered grand theft third-degree in florida where the sentence maximum is five years, down to probation. but the bottle was dropped off anonymously and not even rosenbaum knows who the wine bandit is. to this date, i don t know if anybody s ever identified the person that s portrayed on the video taking the bottle of wine. the thief remains as deep and mysterious as the lafite rothschild itself. luckily, eddie doesn t have any sour grapes about the theft. the owner was very grateful and very nice. he showed me some french wine, which i knew was a decent wine, so i bought two bottles. to celebrate the missing bottle s happy homecoming, eddie
rothschild, other customers pass right by the room, nearly catching him red-handed, but the man makes the switch, taking the pricey bottle and leaving the cheap italian wine in its place. right now, he s leaving the room, acting like he s interested in the other wines. with the bottle in hand, this no-so-stealth shopper takes a peek up at the security cameras. he s probably thinking, are the cameras on or off? this customer isn t headed for the checkout counter. he s waiting for the right moment to make his escape, but with shoppers nearby, he has to stall. finally, he takes the expensive vintage and excuse me, sir, is that a bottle of wine in your shorts? it s probably not easy to walk out with a bottle of wine in your pants. the next day, eddie is shocked to find the bottle of lafite rothschild is gone. on the open market, this
sure enough, the lafite rothschild ends up safely on rosenbaum s desk. i, myself, drove the bottle of wine over there, went into the shop, delivered the bottle of wine, and that was it. rosenbaum asks only that eddie sign a release, stating he won t prosecute the offender and eddie agrees. since the value of the wine was about $1,000, it would be considered grand theft third-degree in florida, where the sentence maximum is five years, down to probation. but the bottle was dropped off anonymously and not even rosenbaum knows who the wine bandit is. to this date, i don t know if anybody s ever identified the person that s portrayed on the video taking the bottle of wine. the thief remains as deep and as mysterious as the lafite rothschild itself. luckily, eddie doesn t have any sour grapes about the theft. the owner was very grateful and very nice. he showed me some french wine, which i knew was a decent wine, so i bought two bottles. to celebrate the missing
bottle is worth between, i would say $1,000 to $1,500. it s very special, extremely complex, more mushroom, more musk, a little bit of truffle. watching the security video, eddie immediately spots the shorts-clad bandit. i saw his face, and at first, i wasn t even suspicious, because i recognized him. he s a customer, a regular customer. and i think he just went crazy. eddie makes a police report, but doesn t stop there. i, first off, called the police, and the second phone call was the tv station, local news, that actually rushed to the store. they really liked the story. this is no amber alert. this is about a stolen bottle of wine. all right. take a good look at him. police want to catch this guy. that s when attorney joseph rosenbaum gets a strange call. i got a call that i should watch the newscast. there s a guy that lifted an expensive bottle of wine, and that i should watch it, i ll be contacted in the next day.