Raising one’s glass to Dionysus

From warnings over fake Champagne to the new ‘Guggenheim of Wine' in Bordeaux, Giovanni Morelli takes us on a journey into the wine’s historical past and future, via ancient Egypt and Greece ‘Live everyday as if it was your last and some day you’ll be right.’ — Woody Allen, Film Director, 2016. For those of you who still drink Champagne, beware. The Italian Financial Police uncovered earlier this year a Champagne counterfeit ring in Padua, discovering some 9,200 bottles of fake Moët & Chandon. The bottles apparently contained cheap Prosecco. They also found 40,000 fake labels. The police were alerted…