Restaurants Sue Storage Facility for $2 Million of Wine in Hurricane Limbo
Restaurants Sue Storage Facility for $2 Million of Wine in Hurricane Limbo
Jan 31, 2013 6
(WineSpectator) - Having 1,590 cases of grade-A wine just out of reach sounds like a wine lover's spin on the Greek myth of Tantalus, who was condemned to spend eternity with food and drink just beyond grasp, but it's a headache all too real for two of Keith McNally's Manhattan restaurants, Minetta Tavern and Morandi. Lawyers for the restaurants filed a lawsuit on Jan. 21 against WineCare, a downtown storage facility that suffered damage from Hurricane Sandy in November and has yet to resume operations—or allow clients to access their wines. On Jan. 30, the company filed for bankruptcy, leaving not just McNally, but all of WineCare's customers wondering when they'll see their wine again.
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