Until NUMBER@1 , PERSON@1 had been an outspoken connoisseur of good wines and food -LRB- regularly betting cases of expensive wine with opposition politicians on the outcome of elections -RRB- and had been overweight .

T Until NUMBER@1 , PERSON@1 had been an outspoken lover of good wines and food . He often bet cases of expensive wine with other politicians on the outcome of elections .
