I have the opposite of this 'Oenophobia' and need help!

[beefarmer]

First part of the plan locked in.

Local restaurant has agreed to purchase from me 100 bottles of wine in the 2005 to 2010 range that I paid between $10 and $20 for. This includes items like Penfolds BIN 28 (2005 purchased for $16) and Wynns Black Label (2010 purchased for $17.50). In return they will give me credit to use at the restaurant.

I eat there around once a fortnight, so it's an OK deal. Means that I will have between $1000 and $2000 credit to spend at that restaurant.

Who knows how much they intend to sell those bottles for.

This is a great start for you and I can you ain't no procrastinator. I guess that was obvious with your prowling through the BWS stores months ago.

The credit of food is a wonderful swap if you do not think about the profit that they will get from both transactions. Look, they are doing you two favours and they are getting themselves a great deal.

This may progress very successfully for you as an outlet for great wine with the obvious great food they serve. I think your choice in food would match your taste in wine. As far as your taste in cars, clothes and all things beautiful, do enlighten us all please.

Contra deals like this may ensue in the future.

Top job Doc, we are all very impressed.

 

[Tannin]

I eat there around once a fortnight, so it's an OK deal. Means that I will have between $1000 and $2000 credit to spend at that restaurant. Who knows how much they intend to sell those bottles for.

I hope they have BYO!

 

[Dr Ralph]

I hope they have BYO!

Indeed they do.

Despite what Alanis Morissette would have you believe, it would have been the epitome of irony had they not.

 

[Tannin]

Indeed they do.

Despite what Alanis Morissette would have you believe, it would have been the epitome of irony had they not.

Either that or you should have organised a free bottle of wine with each meal!

 

[beefarmer]

We all know that on the 20th Rocktober the new Grange 2012 arrives. Well Doc, how about I swap one of these babies for a few of yours? Hell, every single bottle you own. Deal ?


The latest luxury offering from iconic Australian winemaker Penfolds - a six-litre bottle of Penfolds Grange 2012 in a hand-crafted crystal pouring cradle - will set you back $185,000.
And they are very rare. There are just five of the imperial - or six-litre - bottles of Grange 2012 and their accompanying service vessel.
If you want one of these rarities, you'll need a big place to put it and strength to lift it. The crystal pouring cradle is almost one metre high and weighs 50 kilograms.

 

[Dr Ralph]

Spend $300 get $150 off at Cellarmasters using the code CASHREWARDS.

You have no idea how difficult today is going to be not pulling the trigger

 

[pagingjoan]

Spend $300 get $150 off at Cellarmasters using the code CASHREWARDS.

You have no idea how difficult today is going to be not pulling the trigger

Unsubscribe, perhaps?

 

[Dr Ralph]

Unsubscribe, perhaps?

Unsubscribe from life??????????????????

 

[pagingjoan]

Unsubscribe from life??????????????????

No, no. That would be a step too far.
Just take a break from buying and enjoy your existing treasure trove for a while?

 

[burmans]

Spend $300 get $150 off at Cellarmasters using the code CASHREWARDS.

You have no idea how difficult today is going to be not pulling the trigger

i found that too but I did resist!

 

[Dr Ralph]

i found that too but I did resist!

Glad it's not just me struggling with FOMO.

The latest CM deal has now expired. I did make it through the day without making a purchase. But you just know that there's something else around the corner!

And I'm still sitting on $1200 worth of Winestar vouchers that I bought when they were 1/3 off via the AMEX offer a couple of months ago - but I'm trying to hold off on using those vouchers until 2017.

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

Here is something for all the wine aficionados !

"This wine glass lets you drink straight from the bottle "

Guzzle Buddy allows you to drink wine from the bottle | Cosmopolitan

 

[beefarmer]

Here is something for all the wine aficionados !

"This wine glass lets you drink straight from the bottle "

Guzzle Buddy allows you to drink wine from the bottle | Cosmopolitan

Doing the rounds as we type.

I was wondering who has a spouse doing the same as picture two..love it !

 

[georgehall]

To OP.

1) Quit job
2) Sell wine to pay for bills/mortgage (or drink enough wine to forget to pay both)
3) ????
4) No more wine

 

[Dr Ralph]

To OP.

1) Quit job
2) Sell wine to pay for bills/mortgage (or drink enough wine to forget to pay both)
3) ????
4) No more wine

There's no need to quit my job. I don't do very much now and am paid well.

 

[Dr Ralph]

Local restaurant has agreed to purchase from me 100 bottles of wine in the 2005 to 2010 range that I paid between $10 and $20 for. This includes items like Penfolds BIN 28 (2005 purchased for $16) and Wynns Black Label (2010 purchased for $17.50). In return they will give me credit to use at the restaurant.

100 bottles delivered to local restaurant this afternoon.

Some great ones have now left the cellar

First meal using the credits obtained will be tomorrow night.

 

[Tannin]

100 bottles delivered to local restaurant this afternoon.

Some great ones have now left the cellar

First meal using the credits obtained will be tomorrow night.

Cheers! Errr, I mean Bon appetit!

 

[drron]

I can relate to your predicament.I am a hoarder and I love my red wine and vintage port.
In 1992 I moved from the Hunter Valley to the Sunshine Coast and I realised my problem.
Like you we were regular restaurant goers and I was lucky that the owner and chef of one of the best restaurants in town was envious of my cellar.He purchased 10 dozen of my best Hunters at a good profit for me.I still had quite a few left as I did always buy a minimum of a dozen.They were late 60s,early 70s.

But the bad news is that you really do have to work hard on your buying urges.It isn't easy.I now just buy select wines that I know I enjoy that are reasonably priced.So for me it is Petaluma as I get an original shareholders discount and Tahbilk as old fashioned big Vic reds are amongst my favourites-my great,great grandfather founded Bests at Great Western.So I do buy a few of those as well.
So now I buy 6 at maximum-I am not going to need to cellar for 30 years anymore and I don't buy vintage ports.I do sometimes buy a bargain but not often.
It has required a lot of mental effort.

As well if we go out with friends I usually supply the wine.The vintage ports bring me great pleasure there.Taking 3 bottles to a dear friends 70th birthday vintage the year of his birth was wonderful.

So a good start but now the hard work must begin.Sorry.

 

[CaptBob]

Make sure it is protected. Safety first. Then decide on a plan. I have excess storage area in my wine room, I could handle 50 - 75 cases with ease. A great problem to have !!

 

[baldman]

100 bottles delivered to local restaurant this afternoon.

Some great ones have now left the cellar

First meal using the credits obtained will be tomorrow night.

Well done! Doing a contra with your favorite restaurant is what I've advised many in your position to do.

Many years ago when I was in the business of importing wine from France, a sadly now departed winemaking legend of Burgundy told me that he would always prefer " a small cellar of great wine, than a great cellar of small wine ". It was said in such perfect french even I could understand it!

In brief, when you follow his example, every bottle in your cellar is a joy to own because you know of its intrinsic pleasure and the anticipation of consumption. The large cellar of small wine is a burden, a wasting asset - as described by HMRC - and an endless dilemma.

Please dont think im being critical of your particular collection. Au contraire. Simply my point is made as a gentle nudge to all, that wine, like ourselves, doesnt last forever, and again, like us, is best enjoyed in its prime and with friends.

Good health to you and may the dreads of TCA and premox never visit your house.

kind regards

frank