(Decanter) - A Montreal wine collector is suing the Societe des Alcools du Quebec for nearly CA$1m after his collection was allegedly exposed to harmful bacteria. Robert Chiraz had been storing his 3,000-plus bottles since 2009 at a Quebec storage facility operated by Société des Alcools du Québec (SAQ). On entering his unit on 10 February 2010, he noticed most of the surfaces in the room were wet or damp, including the racks, cases, and wine bottles, and that a piece of insulation had fallen from the ceiling onto the bottles and floor.