Sommelier's Last Stand

You're a recently hired wine authenticator at Rothschild & Sons, tasked with verifying a $2M collection of pre-sale wine futures. Your boss just discovered concerning irregularities in the certification papers, and major clients arrive in 3 hours. If these futures are fraudulent, the firm's 200-year reputation is finished.

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B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Junior Wine Authentication Specialist

Conversation Partner

Marcus Rothschild III

Setting

Wood-paneled private tasting room, walls lined with temperature-controlled wine cabinets, dim overhead spots casting long shadows

Location

Rothschild & Sons Private Wine Vault, Manhattan

Learning Objectives

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Authenticate wine futures certificates using industry-standard methods

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Identify any potential fraud indicators in the collection

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Develop a presentation strategy for the clients that protects the firm's reputation

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Listen carefully - we have exactly 180 minutes before the Guangzhou delegation arrives for their $2M futures purchase, and I've just discovered these certificates are... questionable. Your predecessor vanished last week. Fix this, or we're both finished. Where do you start?”

This is how Marcus Rothschild III's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#476

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