'Ahn Sung-jae criticized for data manipulation' Wine King suddenly cancels pop-up.. Partner company sheds tears, "We pooled all the money" [Star Issue]

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YouTuber Wine King, who criticized the wine substitution controversy that erupted at Chef Ahn Sung-jae's restaurant, announced the cancellation of the pop-up event.

On the 10th, Wine King posted a video on his personal YouTube channel titled "We apologize. The May pop-up has been cancelled."

Wine King stated, "The Coex pop-up scheduled to start on May 20 has been cancelled," and added, "I sincerely apologize to everyone who waited for my pop-up and to the over 50 partner companies that worked hard to prepare alongside me."

He continued, "Just recently, at the end of last year, they contacted me saying they wanted to hold the event together," and explained, "However, a few days ago, I received notice that they could not fully take responsibility for risks related to permits and licenses."

Furthermore, Wine King revealed, "While preparing for this event, many small businesses pooled all their money to import wine," and said, "When I contacted them to inform them that the event was cancelled, they were almost in tears. They have a warehouse full of goods, and if there is no place to sell them, small businesses could go bankrupt." He also added that he would personally run the event starting from the 22nd.

Meanwhile, Wine King recently drew attention for pointing out the wine substitution controversy that occurred at Mosu Seoul (hereinafter Mosu), a restaurant operated by Chef Ahn Sung-jae.

Previously, netizen A stated that they were served substituted wine at Mosu. He claimed that when he visited Mosu last month, he was supposed to receive the 2000 vintage of 'Chateau Léoville Barton' as a pairing wine, but the sommelier served the 2005 vintage, which was about 100,000 won cheaper per bottle. He also reported that no proper apology was made even after he raised the issue.

Regarding the incident, Wine King pointed out, "I believe this act constitutes wine fraud, or wine scam."

As the controversy grew, Chef Ahn Sung-jae apologized through his personal account, stating, "As the owner chef who takes infinite responsibility for Mosu, I promise to manage thoroughly and ensure that such incidents do not recur in the future."

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