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- winoweenie - 06-24-2002
Known simply as "shitforfrenchies" The poor Bordelais are faced for the first time since the 77 vintage of lowering their futures prices for the 2001 vintage. Some of the cuts are as high as 50% of the price offered for the 2000 vintage. Reports are that the vintage is very good, so maybe now the realization is setting in that the "NetWork" syndrome is settling in on the American wine buying public. And they are not by themselves. Just got an E-mail from a reputable dealor in San Fran offering for the 1st time the following...98 Phelps Insignia 79.95, 98 Araujo Cab 125, 98 Spottswood 79.95, 98 Etude Cab 69.95, 98 Dalle Valle 125. These are wines that normally have them collector fellers lining up 5-deep to buy at any price. The 98s' seem to have hit a road-block. Wonder if We'll see Heidi at the Salvation Food Bazaar in Napa? WW [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/biggrin.gif[/img]
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- Bucko - 06-24-2002
I guess we all get caught up in that frenzy at one time or another but over time learn that there is a hell of a lot of nice wine out there under $25. My high dollar wine buys are long since over except on rare occasions.
- Auburnwine - 06-25-2002
Bucko is a wise man. If my mouth and nose can't be happy for $20, they shall never know true happiness.
- Bucko - 06-25-2002
Hey, even a blind pig finds an acorn once in a while......
- hotwine - 06-25-2002
Yup. And in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
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- Thomas - 06-25-2002
ww, I fear the collector paucity is not just that--it seems many, at least in NY, have cut their wine budgets. The whole city is a buzz with whining wine merchants, yours truly included.
- Hal - 06-26-2002
Foodie, sorry to hear business is not up to snuff. You know I'm suffering the same way. But if you would put aside a case of the 1999 Domaine Rabasse Charavin "Corinne Couturier" and one of the Ottanelo(sp?) I'll come get it this weekend. We're closing on the Brooklyn house on Tuesday, but I found some change under the cushions for wine.