The first sign was an almost imperceptible creak coming from the wooden stands to the left, the ones with the 2002 vintage. I brushed it off and willed myself to focus on the deal at hand. What wine was good enough to say: yes I’ll invest $2M on you? The red cab and say blend was good. I took a step in that direction to remind myself of the aromas of that blend- the ones with chocolates notes usually did it fir me- when I heard the sound of something rolling down on the floor. But when I scanned the floor it was clear. Bingo, a red blend with a finishing chocolate touch! Just as I lifted the bottle off the shelf, right next to the one I just removed another bottle fell and crashed. Two eyes looked at me from the dark whole that was left.