Steve Lapham

and he broke out a bottle of 1964 Chateau Lafitte Rothschild.

and he broke out a bottle of 1964 Chateau Lafitte Rothschild.

I just remember it being very velvety, gliding down the throat, not having any kind of tannins or bitter quality at all. It just changed my whole thinking about wine.

I just remember it being very velvety, gliding down the throat, not having any kind of tannins or bitter quality at all. It just changed my whole thinking about wine.

It wasn't just the fact that it involved wine, but I could see that it involved a fraud on a pretty large scale. A large scale in terms of the amount of wine and grapes that were being moved, but also dollar amount, a multi-million dollar fraud.

It wasn't just the fact that it involved wine, but I could see that it involved a fraud on a pretty large scale. A large scale in terms of the amount of wine and grapes that were being moved, but also dollar amount, a multi-million dollar fraud.

Wine is to California what apples are to Washington. I mean, this is a big business, and the reputation's made on quality, so that has to be defended.

Wine is to California what apples are to Washington. I mean, this is a big business, and the reputation's made on quality, so that has to be defended.

You can imagine this, a couple of regulatory agents sitting in a truck at the crack of dawn watching the fields being harvested.

You can imagine this, a couple of regulatory agents sitting in a truck at the crack of dawn watching the fields being harvested.

This is crap wine.

This is crap wine.

Right, so much so that Mike Licciardi had an office at Delicato. So during the crush, he would be there almost 24-7.

Right, so much so that Mike Licciardi had an office at Delicato. So during the crush, he would be there almost 24-7.

Just tell me where the money is. Tell me what happened to the money.

Just tell me where the money is. Tell me what happened to the money.