Thomas Jefferson, the Fourth of July, and the $157,000 Fake Wine That Fooled the World
Thomas Jefferson loved fine wine—but decades after his death, his name became tied to one of the greatest wine frauds in history. Here's the remarkable story.
Champagne & the Brain: From Perfume to Pathophysiology
“Champagne. Perfume going in, sewage coming out.”
— Cocktail (1988)
Part of what we perceive as luxury is actually a controlled irritation of the nervous system.