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Hardy Rodenstock (born December 7, 1941 in Marienwerder (Kwidzyn), legal name Meinhard Görke〔) is a former publisher and manager of pop and Schlager music in Germany and is a prominent wine collector, connoisseur and trader, with a special interest in old and rare wines.〔(The New Yorker, September 3, 2007: The Jefferson Bottles ), p. 2〕 He became famous for his allegedly uncanny ability to track down old and very rare wines,〔(The New Yorker, September 3, 2007: The Jefferson Bottles ), p. 3〕 and for arranging extravagant wine tastings featuring these wines. It has been alleged that Rodenstock is the perpetrator of an elaborate wine fraud. In 1992, a German court found that Rodenstock had "knowingly offered adulterated wine" for sale. On appeal, the matter was settled out of court.〔 ==Rare wine tastings== From 1980, Rodenstock arranged annual high-profile wine tastings of old and rare wines from his collections to which he invited friends and other prominent people. The tastings would be weekend tastings held at gourmet restaurants, hotels and resorts, and featured huge quantities of wine at Rodenstock's expense.〔 The participants included German celebrities and later expanded to include some of the most prominent international wine critics.〔 The most famous Rodenstock tasting was held from August 30 to September 5, 1998 at Hotel Königshof in Munich, when a tasting of 125 vintages of Château d'Yquem, the oldest of which were of the 1784 vintage, was held. Two 18th-century, forty 19th-century, and all released 20th-century vintages of Château d'Yquem up to 1991 were featured in this vertical tasting, which was conducted over the course of a week. The week included five lunches, seven dinners, and over 175 other wines.〔〔(Quote from Dennis Foley at Wijnforum.com )〕 It is most likely the most extensive Yquem tasting ever and it has been the subject of a book.〔August F. Winkler, ''"Yquem. Die Jahrhundert-Verkostung"'' (1999), Verlag Holzhausen, ISBN 3-85493-011-9 〕 The exclusive nature of the wine selection featured at Rodenstock's tastings is indicated by the fact that Michael Broadbent, who is considered to be the world's leading authority on old wines,〔Michael Broadbent: ''"Michael Broadbent's Vintage Wine: 50 Years of Tasting the World's Finest Wines"'' (2003), London: Little, Brown, ISBN 0-316-85964-8〕 has tasted many of his rarest and oldest wines at Rodenstock's tastings, in particular, most 18th-century wines he has tasted.〔〔(The New Yorker, September 3, 2007: The Jefferson Bottles ), p. 7〕 Other participants at his tastings included Jancis Robinson,〔(Jancisrobinson.com, March 17, 2007: Flushing out wine fraud and fakes )〕 Robert M. Parker, Jr. and the then-owner of Château d'Yquem, Alexandre de Lur-Saluces. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hardy Rodenstock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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