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In Reply to: Thank you, good choice, I'll go for 2020.. posted by Mike.S. on February 11, 2001 at 17:28:27:
Mike, I got bit as they say a couple of years ago and what began as innocent reading of Winespectator has grown to 3 hour reading sessions of wine encyclopedias (in front of the stereo) and frantic note taking. I live in san francisco, so frequent trips to the surrounding vineyards and befriending a few sommelies locally have helped along the way.Still have a long way to go. I know absolutely nothing about South American or African wines. Lets face it, this hobby isn't cheap, but one of the best helpful places to check out is winebid.com. Auctions open every other Thursday and last 10 days (2 closes per month.) I've bought a couple hundred bottles there the last 6 months and consumed well over 50 by now. I've had one dud. By far the cheapest selection you'll find with some very hard to find gems in the mill. Great selection of 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's bordeaux. I've seen '45 moutons on there. The 59 latour is commonplace on that website. I'll you need to know is to add about 20% to your bid price for closing costs and shipping. If you were lucky enough to find a bottle so old at your local retailer, I guarantee you would pay double. Also, routinely have yquems dating back 50 years, though oyu won't find those for cheap as yquem has a rabid following that will pay top dollar also because you can pretty much gurarantee that the wine hasn't turned over. Worth checking out at least. I've tried a bunch of fist growth bottles from the 60's and 70's that I've won on that site and only one had gone bad. Highly reccomended. Another helpful hint- print out the results from the past auctions to help gauge your bidding on future auctions. The place is far from overcrowded and in my opinion, a buyers paradise. Let me know if you try your luck on any in the future...
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