Reply to: Just been to my favourite shop

[norrahe]

Of course, computer nerds have a more refined palate than your average punter.

A ludicrous amount of disposable income doesn't come into the equation.

Of course not

[gingerjedi]

Depends on the palate.

Of course, computer nerds have a more refined palate than your average punter.

A ludicrous amount of disposable income doesn't come into the equation.

[norrahe]

Waste of money apparently: - Cheap wine 'good as pricier bottles' - blind taste test

Depends on the palate.

[norrahe]

I heard MTT slurps Lambrini on the quiet

Nah, white lightning mixed with tennents super with a splosh of blackcurrant (tescos value of course) dahlink

[gingerjedi]

Waste of money apparently: - Cheap wine 'good as pricier bottles' - blind taste test

[MaryPoppins]

So a bottle of pink fizz, a cheeky Chardonnay and a carafe of Pizza Express house red then?

I heard MTT slurps Lambrini on the quiet

[norrahe]

This thread has reminded me I need to check up on the wine I have in bonded storage, any muppet with a thick wallet can buy a vintage retropsetivly, it take a finer knowledge to invest in tomorrow vintage.

and ignore the hype about certain en primeur

[Mich the Tester]

This thread has reminded me I need to check up on the wine I have in bonded storage, any muppet with a thick wallet can buy a vintage retropsetivly, it take a finer knowledge to invest in tomorrow vintage.

Indeed, and more than a little bit of luck. Some wines show great promise when they're young, but then fail to live up to it.

[SimonMac]

This thread has reminded me I need to check up on the wine I have in bonded storage, any muppet with a thick wallet can buy a vintage retropsetivly, it take a finer knowledge to invest in tomorrow vintage.

[Mich the Tester]

Not taking the jet to monaco this weekend then?

Helicopters, jets etc. are not for me. I am a simple man and have simple taste. Just your run of the mill luxury Benz, nothing too blingy for me. As long as it's the best, it'll do.

Yes, stole that from Oscar Wilde.

[norrahe]

I think the helicopter tonight Jeeves

Not taking the jet to monaco this weekend then?

[Mich the Tester]

ftfy

Actually, there are some good vineyards going at reasonable prices in Argentina and Chile, but prices are rising fast. Uruguay might be worth a try as well, surprisingly.

[BA to the Stars]

WHS. Well played.

Will sir be driving the Porsche or Merc this evening to get home?

I think the helicopter tonight Jeeves

[MarillionFan]

Not really, compared to what MTT usually buys from his local wine merchant.

A proper contractor would own a vineyard and the wine broker would come to them.

ftfy

[norrahe]

Your average contractor would have to start at the cheap end in one of the local wine merchants. Sasguru might make it to the second shelf, but I doubt whether many of us can afford cases of 12 selected Richebourg and Romanee Conti vintages.

If you're buying a '66, though some of the more recent vintages are affordable.