Wine vandalism Draining mystery 葡萄酒之劫 正在流失的谜案 Who pulled the plug? 谁拔掉了瓶塞? BY THE time Gianfranco Soldera realised something was awry, it was too late. 当Gianfranco Soldera意识到有些不对劲时,已为时太晚。 I rushed down into the cellar and all ten barrels of Brunello from the 2007 to 2012 vintageswere open and the wine had gone off down the drains. 我匆忙跑下酒窖,但见全部十桶装有2007-2012年份的布鲁耐罗葡萄酒的橡木桶打翻在地,桶内的葡萄酒也已流干殆尽 。 On the night of December 2nd someone broke into Mr Soldera s estate, emptied themassive oak casks of 62,600 litres of one of the world s great wines and left without stealinga thing. 12月2日夜晚,有人闯入了Soldera先生的庄园,倒空了装有62,600升世界顶级葡萄酒的巨大橡木桶,然后悄然离开,不取分毫。 Why is a mystery fit for Andrea Camilleri s fictional Sicilian detective, InspectorMontalbano. On Sicily, the explanation would be obvious: 这个谜案正好留给安德列?卡米莱笔下虚构的西西里侦探芒塔尔班来解决,在西西里岛,此案动机显而易见: Italians immediately compared the attack on Mr Soldera s estate, known as Case Basse, to those on wineries confiscated from the Mafia. |