Slightly out of my budget

Wine auction

Bottles of wine from a case of 12 bottles of 2000 Chateau Petrus are on display for the Acker Merrall & Condit Fine and Rare Wine Auction in Hong Kong on Wednesday. The case of wine is estimated to fetch $41,300 to $61,900. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

I guess I won't be finding this wine at my local The Andersons?

Just once I would love to taste wine from a $5,000 bottle.




[ 12 November, 2008 ] • [ Lucente ] • [ Leave comment - 0 ]

Very old wine

wine

Bottles of wine from the 1950s are seen covered with cobwebs at the Kvint Wine and Brandy distillery in Tiraspol, Transnistria, on Tuesday. Transnistria is a breakaway republic within Moldova. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1992 Transnistria claimed independence, and although the ceasefire has held, the territory's political status remains unresolved, and Transnistria has been de facto independent since that time. (AP Photo/John McConnico)

Any bets on whether any of this wine is still  good to drink? I have my doubts.




[ 11 November, 2008 ] • [ Lucente ] • [ Leave comment - 0 ]