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Discussion in 'Drink, Smoke, and Fine Dining' started by REMIX, Nov 12, 2006.

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  1. REMIX

    REMIX Two Time F1 World Champ

    May 25, 2005
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    #1 REMIX, Nov 12, 2006
    Here's something I'm learning about because it's missing from my resume. I don't much like wine or even drink, but have always wanted to collect vintage wines. My fiancee, however, loves wine but doesn't splurge.

    I've been poking around the net and have been seeing some pretty fascinating stuff, such as:

    Smith Woodhouse Vintage Port 1853
    Ref: 1525 From the excellent 1853 vintage, this Smith Woodhouse Port is a warm amber colour with a spicy scent and is medium sweet with a flavoury dry finish. Drink now - 2016.


    Drink now? Wouldn't something this old make you sick? Could you crack open a 153 year old bottle of port and drink it in good conscience, even if it is consumable? I saw a lot of stuff from the 20's - 90's. I don't know if I could open a bottle of 1947 wine and drink it casually. I guess people can.

    For $1,500 for a bottle of 2000 Lafite, what would prompt someone to drink this? Does anyone here collect expensive wine like this? I'm fascinated!!!

    If anyone knows about wine, I would suspect it's the people of FChat. Why would I possibly be interested in this if I don't drink? A conundrum!

    RMX
     
  2. Gilles27

    Gilles27 F1 World Champ

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    #2 Gilles27, Nov 12, 2006
    I like wine, but am not particularly versed in it. I have a few friends who are mad collectors (thousands and thousands of bottles), some of whom are investors while others just enjoy it. And it seems to me like you're the type who should just enjoy a bottle for the hell of it, rather than making too big a deal about provenance. A quick story: A customer of mine is the childhood friend of one of the Nuveen heirs (Joe, for the story). When daddy died, Joe knew his sister was going to go after all the good stuff, including the extensive wine collection. So Joe gave much of it away, worth God-knows how much! My customer received a large number of what's considered highly-collectible bottles (60 year-old Laffite, etc.), but just drinks it casually. The problem is, you always run the risk of an old bottle turning sour due to any number of reasons, which could ruin a party quick. So from time to time he'll just pop open a bottle of some vintage that would make many collectors drool!

    Moral of the story: Wine's for drinkin'
     

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