Corrected entry: 1961 Chateau Latour is the wine Skinner uses to bait Linguini into revealing information about the rat he suspects. Cheval Blanc 1947 is the wine Anton Ego drinks with his meal when reviewing Gusteau's. Although the two wines make a clever reference to famous bottles in foodie culture, in real life these wines auction for thousands of dollars and would be unrealistic to drink in those circumstances.
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Correction: This mistake missed the entire point of the scenes. For the first scene- Skinner is convinced Linguini is actually hiding a secret and knows more about food/drink than he's letting on, so he's using the super-expensive wine to appeal to him and manipulate him. He thinks the super-expensive wine will impress Linguini and make him drink and divulge his secrets. For the second-scene, it's established that Ego is a giant snob. Of course he's going to demand the best of the best and the most expensive wine available! That's why him being served the "peasant dish" of ratatouille is such a surprise for him when he ends up loving it- it's a simple dish that goes against the high standards that were implied by his choice in wine.