The best thing I learned by far, though, was one of the greatest Bachelor facts ever. On his contract for the show, Ben had a rider that stipulated all of the wine he drank had to be at least $20 a bottle. This is pure genius on his part (and his lawyer’s). During the rose ceremony, the girls are just drinking whatever’s given to them at the open bar but is a winemaker gonna go for that? Hell no. So not only did he get good grapes on all of his dates with the girls, he also ordered whatever he wanted at restaurants – much to production’s chagrin.
At one dinner, he ordered a bottle of Lafite for $1000. Château Lafite-Rothschild is one of only five premiers crus (or first growths) in Bordeaux. “It was my first 1st growth,” Ben said.
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