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Wine collector contends some of his bottles smell phony

Dec. 30, 2009
Palm Beach billionaire William Koch isn't taking the situation lightly. He's suing the sellers, hoping to clean up the industry. William Koch didn't mean to turn the wine world upside down.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler